Laws Support Civil Rights Summarize the cause for passage and the effects of passing civil rights and voting rights legislation, including the 24 th Amendment.

APK  Dred Scott  Blacks are property  Plessy v Ferguson  Separate is equal  Brown v Board  Separate is not equal

Causes: Civil Rights Act of 1964  Racial tensions and civil rights protests grew during the early 1960’s  Alabama governor refused to desegregate state universities (remember Little Rock 9?)  Pres. Kennedy demanded that Congress pass a civil rights law  Kennedy was killed  Pres. Johnson persuades Southern senators to pass bill Describe the main reason for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The LBJ Treatment

Effects: Civil Rights Act of 1964  Prohibited discrimination because of race, color, religion, or national origin, and gender  Gave the federal government power to speed up desegregation  Banned discrimination in employment  Established Equal Employment Opportunity Commission  Banned discrimination in public places  Parks  Restaurants  Theatres What is the significance of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

24 th Amendment  Causes:  Poll taxes still required in 5 Southern states  Poor AA’s could not afford to pay  Effects:  24 th amendment-  Made poll taxes illegal  *extended the right to vote to millions of poor people  Describe the impact of the 24 th Amendment

Causes: Voting Rights Act of 1965  Southern states had passed laws to limit AA voting rights  Freedom Summer  Volunteers worked to register AA voters in Mississippi  Sparked racial violence and murder  Selma, Alabama  Protests and violence over voting rights  Pres. Johnson submits the Voting Rights Act to Congress

Effects: Voting Rights Act of 1965  Eliminated literacy tests often used to disqualify African American voters  Allowed federal examiners to register voters who had been denied their rights  **Tripled the number of African Americans registered to vote in the South  How did literacy tests affect AA voters?  Summarize the impact of the voting rights act of 1965.

Causes: Civil Rights Act of 1968  De facto segregation  Segregation that exists by practice and custom  “white flight”  Moving out of cities and into suburbs  De jure segregation  Segregation by law  Kerner Commission  Report stating that the North was becoming segregated  Housing discrimination  Civil Rights Act of 1968 ended housing discrimination Which is more difficult to fight? De jure or De facto segregation? Explain.

Effects of the Civil Rights Movement  Ended legal segregation  Protected civil rights and civil rights  Increased pride and racial identity  More African American voters, officials, high school and college graduates

Review  How did minorities cope (deal) with inequalities?  Who were the SNCC? How did they contribute to the civil rights movement?  What were some of the actions of the SCLC?  Analyze (break apart) the importance of the Little Rock Nine.  What were the goals of the UFWOC? How were they achieved?  Explain the impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964  Describe the significance of the 24 th Amendment.  Examine the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965