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The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 changed American society in profound ways. For instance, the bill ended much racial segregation, which had existed for decades in the daily lives of Americans. This collection captures a spectrum of views, from then and now, concerning the act's historical journey and contemporary legacy.
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- ISBN: 978-0-7377-2305-2
- ფიზიკური აღწერილობა: 144
- გამომცემლობა: USA Greenhaven Press 2004
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| თამარ შიოშვილის ბიბლიოთეკა | IBSU 342.73 M -43 064 | IBSU100328064 | Stacks | Available | - |
| I: Politicians debate the Civil Rights Act | ||
| 1. Congress must act to protect civil rights / John F. Kennedy | ||
| 2. Debate in the senate chamber / Hubert H. Humphrey and Russell Long | ||
| 3. A threat to our system of government / Barry Goldwater | ||
| 4. Morality dictates that the bill be passed / Everett Dirksen | ||
| II: The American people debate the Civil Rights Act | ||
| 1. The bill will end discrimination in public accommodations / Roy Wilkins | ||
| 2. Kennedy's civil rights proposal is not strong enough / John Lewis | ||
| 3. Support for the civil rights law is a religious obligation / Eugene Carson Blake | ||
| 4. The Civil Rights Act is the result of mass protest / Martin Luther King Jr. | ||
| 5. The legislation takes away basic rights / Eugene Butler | ||
| 6. George Wallace's criticisms of the bill are wrong / James E. Clayton and Robert E.L. Baker | ||
| III: Assessing the act's passage and legacy | ||
| 1. The act's immediate success / Rowland Evans and Robert Novak | ||
| 2. Who were the heroes? What was the impact? / Robert D. Loevy | ||
| 3. The Birmingham protests pushed President Kennedy to act on civil rights / Adam Fairclough | ||
| 4. Affirmative action violates the Civil Rights Act / Allan C. Brownfeld | ||
| 5. Affirmative action: in the tradition of the Civil Rights Act / Nicholas Lemann. |
