Civil Rights Act of 1964

The civil Rights Act of 1964 is consisted of three different civil Rights acts, the first one is the one that study abuses, the second one is the one that says that the fourteenth amendment cannot be ignored, especially when is related to voting. The third one is about equal pay to women. In the civil Rights of 1964 is when everything started changing for African Americans and also strengthens the first and second Acts. The provisions that came with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 were great. All…

The Civil RIghts Act of 1964 is one of the major milestones of the Civil Rights Movement. Its major provisions were ending segregation and discrimination. It required equal job and voting opportunities for everyone. It aimed to end segregation in public places such as busses, and especially, schools. It also prohibited discrimination against people who chose to associate with or marry someone of a different race or color. President John F. Kennedy introduced the act. The act gained lots of…

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 awakened the cognizance of every American within the United States of America’s workforce. Once it was acceptable to deny employment based on discrimination practices. The need for legislative involvement was necessary to combat the discrimination that many educated and capable people were denied honest jobs due to that system. Applicants were literally turned away and prohibited from applying for positions solely based on their race, gender, or religion. Therefore,…

To the people segregation is separation of someone or something. Segregation has been around for many years but got worse in 1954. The Civil Rights Acts of 1964 ended all states laws requiring segregation .Among the states, there was division between colored people and whites. Segregation is wrong Unconstitutional and no one deserves to be treated unequally.Being colored was like being in a lower class. If you were colored, you were treated unequally because of your skin color. So…

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Racial segregation was an unfortunate part of the U.S history. Before the mid 1960’s, people were not only discriminated against by their skin color, but also segregated from the rest in public facilities, education and employment. In 1964 however, The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted. This legislation outlawed any discrimination based in skin color, gender, religion, and sex in the workplace as well as in public places. This legislation changed the way of life…

important is their civil rights. Some people may not see it that way, but others are so highly dependent on their civil rights that they use it so much to almost be a bad habit to get their way when they cannot any other way. Civil rights are a good thing if taken and used the right way. The people may know and love their civil rights, but do they know how the 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed by law. Do they realize how the U.S Supreme Court System interpreted the 1964 Civil Rights Act? Some…

The significance of the 1964 the Civil Rights Act in my Life Today “Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 amended in 1991, prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.” (Phillips, 2015, p. 57) The protections afforded me as a result of the passing of the Civil Rights Act is significant. I belong to multiple protect groups identified within the Act. As an African American female, I am afforded equal opportunities in hiring, promotion and…

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 original law Civil Rights Act of 1964. Before we discuss background checks let’s discuss some specifics of the original law and how it relates to background check. Just as its namesake states, in 1964 the United States passed a law that tried to help and even prevent civil injustices to anyone base on their color, race, national origin, religion, or sex; but the primary focus at this time in history was African Americans and minorities. This act gave all Americans the right to vote, use…

The civil rights act was a blessing to many people in the sixties. It allowed african americans 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…