What was the reaction to the civil rights act of 1964?

Answer 1

the more northern states i would the line from northern Maryland on up although they had there own opinion and prejudices against Black people they accepted it and took heed to it and followed it so blacks achieved some kind of equality and things definitely got better in the north,

from Northern Maryland on down it was definitely harder to accept this newness of equality for all people, black and white, you had angry governors and senators over looking the continued segregation, indeed separate was not equal. I know that even though Martin Luther king was relieved to and elated about the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 I know he was not content with the progress the south was making but the government stood by and supported the act and threatened the states that would not comply.

i am quite sure about the reaction to the civil rights act of 1964 but i do not have concrete fact so it can be classified as an educated opinion based upon 10 years of studying history.

Answer 2

Radical Republicans tried to overturn the black codes, which limited African Americans' freedoms, by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which created federal guarantees of civil rights. Johnson vetoed it.

Answer 3

Created by Radical Republicans, the Civil Rights Act of 1866 stated that all citizens were entitled to equal rights regardless of their race. President Johnson vetoed the bill, then Congress overrides the veto and it became a law. This Act was created to try to stop Black Codes in the South. This act also overturned the Dred Scott Court Case decision.

Answer 4

it gave full citizenship to african americans and gave the federal government the right to intervene in state affairs to protect them.