Civil Rights Acts (1964 and 1968) Voting Rights Act (1965)

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Negatives

State and local enforcement of the act was weak in the south Led to race riots (LA, Detroit, Watts)

Features of the 1964 CRA

Banned segregation in hotels, motels and restaurants Encouraged desegregation of public schools Illegal to give government money to segregated organisations All government agencies were desegregated

problem that prompted the VRA 1965

Blacks continued to be disqualified from voting, due to property laws and biased literacy tests 'Bloody Sunday' march in Selma - only 389/15,000 blacks registered to vote - Marchers were beaten/whipped, tear gas was used

Positives

Accelerated the process of allowing all Americans to vote Ended literacy tests Decreased discrimination and disenfranchisement Number of black representatives increased

Who implemented the act

President Johnson

Who passed the 1964 CRA?

President Johnson

Features of CRA 1968

No longer refuse to sell/rent a house to someone based on their race/colour No longer advertise the sale/rental of a property by referring to race/colour Neither threaten nor intimidate someone living in a rented/bought house

Negatives of the CRA

DID NOT GIVE BLACKS THE RIGHT TO VOTE (still reliant on whites to make changes to the law) Private clubs could remain white only Many in congress only voted out of sympathy for the 'Kennedy Bill' following his assassination Johnson had to cajole many Republicans to vote for the act

What did the CRA 1968 do?

End discrimination surrounding property sale and rental


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