This movement eventually laid the foundation for the Civil Rights act of 1964 (Karson 13). The long civil rights movement behind the act really took off after the Second World War and peaked during the late 50's and early 60's. ... Not long after such sediment, African American Union leader A. ... After the march, King and other civil rights leaders met with President Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. ... The passage of this act would not have been possible without the protesters and organizations that took part in the Civil Rights movement. ...

• Word Count: 1633
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In 1964 leaders and activists from both sides of the argument on segregation strongly voiced their thoughts and beliefs on the issue with both sides stating their beliefs with strong conviction and certainty that their opinion on the matter was what was best for our country. ... Those in power have a view have the mindset that "nothing new happens" as Savio stated in his speech at the town hall meeting, fortunately this is not the same ways of thinking that all United States citizens possess, the civil rights movement in the south was changing, and therefore there began as some felt as a ...

• Word Count: 1259
• Approx Pages: 5
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The Emancipation Proclamation was the first political movement to equality; in 1863 it proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten rebelling states. ... The black codes were aimed at stopping the movement of equality in the "de jure" sense, demonstrated by the vagrancy laws which saw homeless unemployed black Americans arrested and fined. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Third, it "expanded and reorganized" the executive office and made it the head and uncontested leader of the government. ... Combined with the civil rights movement and the war on poverty, many American thought that Johnson was giving too much importance to African Americans and other minorities; this caused antagonism toward Johnson and liberal government... (17) The African American leaders were insulted because they said the Report saw black families as unstable, and it viewed white families as "normal" and the bar for all people to measure up to. ...

• Word Count: 2266
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate