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Civil Rights Movement

A national effort made by African-Americans and their supporters between 1955 and 1968 to eliminate segregation and racial discrimination and gain equal rights and suffrage. This period is marked by famous events such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the March on Washington, the Freedom Rides and the Birmingham campaign in Alabama. Famous figures involved include Martin Luther King, Jr., James L. Farmer, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X.

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Why was the civil rights movement centered in the south?

The Civil Rights Movement centered on the south because this was the place of some of the most egregious Jim Crow policies as well as violence, with the Ku Klux Klan often deeply entrenched in the legal justice system. In addition, the denial of service to blacks in public places or institutions as well as the denial of their right to vote by intimidation made it a good place to start.

What is closely related to the protection and expansion of civil rights for African Americans in the US?

There is no single law that applies to only African Americans. "We the people" includes ANY American. It's time to put aside the segregation that is perpetuated by those contemptuous few, whose family history (the memory thereof) is marred by the actions of generations preceding all of which are now DEAD.

Why is the civil rights act of 1964 and important at the legislation?

There were US citizens who were discouraged from voting and not allowed to use public facilities in some parts of the country. Constitutional principles were not being met. The civil rights act made it a federal crime for owners of public accommodations with any connection to "interstate commerce" (that is, practically everyone) to discriminate due to race, religion and national origin. It also prevents employment discrimination, including hiring decisions, in government agencies and companies with more than 15 employees. Principles of the civil rights act were further defined in the voting rights act of 1965 and education act of 1972.

What year did congress pass the civil rights act?

according to 2 websites ( http://www.maquah.net/media/news/ICRA.html http://www.tribalresourcecenter.org/legal/details.asp?55 ) the Indian Civil Rights Act was passed in 1968. I think it was by President Johnson

Why should women have the right to vote?

Because they are people too.

The SuffragettesAt the time, the Suffragettes caused a lot of anger and it has been argued that they lost support for the cause. Certainly, women had not been given the vote by 1914, even after a lot of Suffragette violence. However, some historians argue that, although they could not be seen to give in to Suffragette violence, politicians could not face a return to Suffragette violence after the war, and that is why they gave women the vote. The WarDuring the war, women served the nation and did men's work in many ways. When they were given the vote in 1918, almost every person who supported the motion in Parliament said that they deserved it because of their conduct during the war - they had proved that they could go to war' with the men. The problem with this argument is that only women who were householders over the age of 30 (6 million women) got the vote in 1918; women over 21 did not get the vote until 1928. Yet the 1918 Representation of the People Act gave the vote to all men over the age of 21 so the war did not bring women equality. Sylvia PankhurstIn June 1914, she famously took a delegation of working class women to lobby Prime Minister Asquith who did not think that working class women were intelligent enough to have the vote. This proved to Asquith that working class women were intelligent enough to vote. The SuffragistsSome historians argue that the long-term persuasion of the Suffragists won the vote. In 1916, Lloyd George, who supported women's suffrage, replaced Asquith as prime minister, and many pro-suffrage MPs who had been young men before 1914 now held influential places in the government. So the women won by patient persuasion, after all.

Does Egg Float In Salt Water Or Fresh Water?

Fresh eggs float in salt water because the density of salt water is more than the density of the egg. But fresh eggs do not float in fresh water because the density of water is less than that of the egg. Salt increases the density of water.

Why did the civil rights movement matter?

Tvil Rhts Movement, remied us of the admotion in the Declarion of Inependence th"all menarereated equal, and they arendowed by their Creator with cert inaliene rights."

We should all be judged by the ntend of our character and not some outward appearance that wecan not change.

And that we sld let go of he preceived notions about others till we check them out to see if they are real.

What did cesar Chavez do in the civil rights movement?

Cesar Chavez was a Mexican-American who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association. He became the best known Latino civil rights leader. His approach used public relations to unionism, and his tactics were aggressive but non-violent.

Why did women have the right to vote in britain?

There are three main reasons why women got the vote, these are the work of the suffragists, the work of the suffragettes and World War 1.

Probably the least contributary was the suffragists. But what they did do was start the campaign for the right to vote, they gained support of many men and MP's, and they took a role of an iceberg - slow but effective.

The second most contributary was the suffragettes. What they did was use more violent methods which were effective and well liked by women, as Millicent Forcett a famous suffragist said "They did as much in 12 months as we did in the same number of years."

But this changed when they almost got the Concilliation Act passed until at the last minute it was rejected by the then PM Asquith. After this they used more violent methods such as pouring acid on golfing greens and destroying electric cables, this greatly lost them popularity and was a huge step back.

The main reason why women got the vote was the war, this is because in order to not be defeated Britain needed ammunitions and so women worked hard in factories producing arms, and did much better than men thought they would. This gained the respect of many men and gave the PM a reason to give them the vote.

What short-term effect did sit ins and other civil rights protesets have on life in the South?

Segregationists became more violent, businesses suffered from the mass actions, and civil rights leaders were arrested

What did Nixons actions in civil rights do?

He worked for school desegregation when forced to by courts

What were the aims of the freedom riders?

the aims of freedom riders was to desegregate the U.S transports system by protesting in a non-violent manner to get the supreme court of justice to make a constitution that allows black and white people to sit next to each other on transports system. The people who were protesting was not just black people but also white americans who believed that black people should be treated fairly. in doing the protesting the only transport available to the black people were greyhounds and in protesting when they reached a new state they used to be attacked by mobs of racist people who used to break windows and hit and even through a burning bottle in the bus whilst they barricade the doors to dis-allow them from escaping and therefore burning alive

Which artistic movement focused on the power of modern machinery and the apid and constant movement of modern life?

This is a prompt you need to write an essay. We don't write for students, but will give suggestions. Your teacher is looking for your critical thinking skills and how well you understood the lesson.

How many white people died in the civil rights movement?

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A good number of people died in the Civil Rights Movement. Here are a few names of white activists who were killed:

Rev. James Reeb, Viola Liuzzo, Samuel Younge, Johnathan Daniels, Rev. Jimmy Lee Jackson, Andrew Goodman and Michael Henry Schwerner are the ones I know of.

Which reasons did Johnson use when vetoing the extension of Freedmen's Bureau and the Civil Rights Bill of 1866?

Johnson said the rights and guarantees of the Emanicipation Proclamation were sufficient to protect blacks civil rights and a new bill was unnecessary.