civil rights and voting rights
Effects of the Civil Rights Act Based on what you have read, select each group below whose equal rights were onsured by the Civil Rights Act Check any of the boxes that apply.
* Women * African Americans * Voters * Students
Selma to Montgomery What was the goal of the Selma March?
insist that Governor Wallace secure voting rights
think about what you saw in the video. based upon what you have seen and heard, select the responses below that correctly describe a characteristic of the march. select all the apply
interracial, peaceful, and dignified
What were the causes and effects of the major Civil rights legislation of the 1960s?
now we are discussing the Civil Rights Act
Which consequence did marchers experience?
police violence
The Marches
March 7, 1965 Marchers were attacked by police officers at a Selma bridge. March 9, 1965 King led a memorial march to the bridge. March 21-25, 1965 About 25,000 marchers finally completed the march to Montgomery.
The March on Washington
1. Civil rights leaders planned a March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom for August 28, 1963. Its goals were to: a. Celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. b. Protest racial discrimination and demand legal equality. c. Insiston passage of major civil rights legislation.
Why did the 24h Amendment and the Civil Rights Act achieve?
Eliminated poll taxes in federal elections
Important Legislation What was the purpose of the 24th Amendment?
Expand African American voting rights
Impact of the Voting Rights Act
In 1965, African American voter registration was lower than white registration As African American registration increased, so did the number of African Americans elected By 2010, that difference in voter registration rates had almost completely disappeared.
Impact of the March
The March on Washington had many important effects: Was watched on television by millions of Americans. Increased public awareness of civil rights issues. Helped ensure the passage of the Civil Rights Act.
What were the causes and effects of maior civil rights legislation in the 1960s?
The Selma Marches---> The Voting Rights Act
Reasons for the Civil Rights Act
Why was a civil rights act needed? -African Americans still faced discrimination, segregation -Laws in Southern states ensured ongoing discrimination -Only federal law could overcome and remove Jim Crow laws. -Opposition to a federal civil rights act was strong.
Select the correct name to complete the statement The president who first introduced the Civil Rights Act was ________.
b.John F. Kennedy
The Political Arena Select the correct phrase to complete the statement. Civil rights advocates wanted sweeping civil rights legislation because ________.
b.many states were resisting civil rights with their own discriminatory laws.
2. The March on Washington secured civil rights because it influenced the passage of the ________.
c. Civil Rights Act
Kennedy and the Civil Rights Act
" It ought to be possible, in short, for every American to enjoy the privileges of being American without regard to his race or his color - John F. Kennedy June 11, 1963" JFK proposed the first draft of the Civil Rights Act. That act called for: an end to all segregation in public accommodations more protections for African American voting rights
Effects of the Marches
"It's all of us who must overcome the crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice, and we shall overcome." -President Johnson 1965 The Selma marches helped African Americans gain voting rights. National television coverage created support among the American public. Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act
"No person acting under color of law shall... deny the right of any individual to vote in any Federal election" -Civil Rights Act 1964 The Civil Rights Act featured the following provisions * equal voting rights - an end to segregation of public accommodations - an end to gender discrimination in the workplace - new enforcement tools so laws could be effectively enforced
Voting Rights Act of 1965
"No voting qualification or prerequisite to voting... shall be imposed or applied by any State... to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color." -Voting Rights Act 1965 The Voting Rights Act was designed to protect voting rights for all Americans -Banning literacy tests -Requiring federal supervision of voter registration in select areas -It gave the federal government new tools to ensure voting rights for African Americans
Voting Laws in the South
Southern states used laws to deny state voting rights to African Americans: -Poll taxes - Literacy tests - Grandfather clauses The "white primary" (outlawed by Supreme Court in 1944)
24th Amendment
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote... shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax." -24 Amendment 1964 The 24th Amendment was ratified in 1964 It banned poll taxes in federal elections. In 1966, a Supreme Court ruling prohibited poll taxes in state elections as well
The State of Voting Based on what you have learned select each response below that correctly describes a barrier to African American voting in the South in the 1960s Select all that apply.
-poll taxes. -literacy tests -grandfather clauses
The Civil Rights Act (1964)
At Johnson's urging, the House strengthened Kennedy's bill and passed it Southern senators tried to prevent a vote through a *filibuster* . The filibuster ended after 83 days. Johnson signed the bill into law on July 2, 1964.
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973)
Became president after Kennedy was assassinated Urged Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act to honor President Kennedy's memory Became an influential leader with a vision for a "Great Society"
Voter Advocacy Movements
The free exercise of voting rights in the South became the goal of civil rights activists. Those activists took action by sponsoring voter registration drives founding such organizations as the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
The March on Washington
The march was a peaceful political demonstration held in Washington, D.C. - 200,000 attendees White and African American supporters It was organized, peaceful, and focused on a clear set of goals.
lesson question + objectives
What were the causes and effects of major civil ESSON rights legislation in the 1960s? The March on Washington--->The Civil Rights Act The Selma Marches---> The Voting Rights Act
Selma Marches/"Bloody Sunday"
In Alabama, voter registration drives led to white resistance and violence. Civil rights leaders responded by planning a 54-mile march from Selma to Montgomery, the capital hoping to force Governor Wallace to secure voting rights for African Americans in Alabama
a promissory note is a written document containing a promise to pay a sum of money due. "This note [Declaration of Independence and the Constitution] was a promise that all men would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note. -Martin Luther King, Jr." Select the correct phrase to complete the sentence. In this speech, King claims there is a gap between the promise of the Declaration and the promise of the Constitution. the promise of the Constitution and the reality for African Americans. the rights of life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
The promise of the Constitution and the reality for African Americans.
Promoting and Securing Civil Rights Select the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. 1. The March on Washington promoted civil rights because it was _________.
a. interracial
