1964

The civil right movements of the 1960s lead to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made it illegal for public or private businesses to refuse to hire or fire anyone based on race, sex, or religion. As a result of this act the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was created to enforce laws against discrimination in the work place. Soon after the Voting Right Act of 1965 was put into effect. The act eliminated the use of literacy test and…

The Social and Political Outbreaks of the 1960s Olympics “Bang”! The runners jump off their blocks from the start and begin to pick up lightning speed. Faster and faster, one runner breaks away, and you hear the crowd roar with excitement when the runner gets closer and closer to crossing the finish line with a new world record. The Olympics has become an amazing way to showcase worldwide competition while putting political and social issues aside. Although, not every Olympics has run as…

The 1964 Anchorage Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami What is commonly referred to as the Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami occurred on Good Friday in the Spring, March 27, 1964 at 5:36pm killing from 9-15 people, depending on the source. The resulting Tsunami killed approximately 130 people and caused $311 million in damage (2.4 billion in 2013 dollars). The epicenter of the largest earthquake ever recorded in U. S. history, 9.2 magnitude, was estimated to be approximately 15 miles below the…

Research And Reflective Essay on the Civil Rights Law on 1964 The freedom we have today is due to a prominent event in our history, the passing of the Civil Rights Law of 1964. This regulation, the Civil Rights Law of 1964, banned discrimination against race, color, religion, sex, and national origin, and later, prejudice against disabled people as well. Actions such as the abolishment of slavery was a point that increased the need for equal rights. Although all men were now allowed to vote…

and native americans to take racists and segregationists to court for restriction of equal rights that were given to other people. The african americans gained popular following by a majority of the united states and caused the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to be signed by LBJ (Lyndon B. Johnson). The events here gave way to many court cases that shaped the way they would be handled in the future. Before the act was signed, many people fought to make this happen. Most notable was Martin Luther King…

With our class readings these last few weeks and the videos we have watched, we have had the opportunity to learn about the Federal law Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the impact it continues to have on people’s lives. According to the Employment and Labor Law the reason for Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to help improve the problems dealing with discrimination and to promote equality (Cihon & Castagnera, 2014). The law protects employees and applicants for…

the 1964 Civil Rights Act that acknowledges discrimination of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. In today’s society, hiring managers must be extra careful when retrieving disclosed information about potential employees, especially through the use of the applicants’…

The Effects of Religious Stereotypes in America The Civil Rights Act of 1964, a law passed to ban all discrimination based on race, color, sex, national origin, and religion, became a well known piece of history that widely influences our life today. However, there was a missed aspect to this act: the continuity of stereotypes, which discreetly led to unnoticed discrimination all over the country. Stereotypes are widely held, preconceived ideas of certain types of people. All over America,…

projects like the speech given by a president during the Civil Rights Movement about the Civil Rights Act of 1964. One is able to discern who the speaker is, what the speaker’s style is, and whom the speaker is addressing by analyzing the words and phrases given in the speech. One can tell that the speaker must have been a president, because he was "about to sign into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964", and signing…

This paper will focus on the basics and justs of three major topics. These topics being The Civil rights Act of 1964, Affirmative Action and The fourteenth Amendment and its effects on the diversifying police departments. Before The Civil Rights Act of 1964, equality wasn’t really a priority. Although we did have some barriers broke like Jackie Robinson and Rosa Parks. According to Stewart (2009) The law revolutionized a country where blacks and whites could not eat together in public…