Wednesday, May 7, 2008
11.10.6 - 1964 Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act of 1965 and 24th Amendment
Analyze the passage and effects of civil rights and voting rights legislation (e.g., 1964 Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act of 1965) and the Twenty-Fourth Amendment, with an emphasis on equality of access to education and to the political process.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
5 comments:
The twenty fourth amendment prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax. The amendment was proposed by Congress on August 29, 1962 and was ratified on January 23, 1964.
Drue M.
Angelica V. P5
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made it illegal to discriminate in public places, like theaters, restaurants and hotels. It also required to give equal employment opportunities for everyone. Projects that involved federal funds could be turned down if there was any form of discrimination based on race, nationality, and color. It was a good thing that something had finally been done to give equal rights and treatment to everyone.
Angelica V. p5
The 24th amendment was proposed on August 26th, 1962 and was ratified on January 23,1964. The 24th amendment banned taxing voters, because many thought by taxing voters, it would discourage African Americans from voting. They tried to also use tests, and requirements as excuses, as a way to be able to tell African Americans that they couldn't vote because they weren't educated enough. But it all came to an end when it was prohibited to discourage African Americans from voting with phony tests and requirements.
Angelica V. P5
The Voting rights act was signed into law on August 6, 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson.It made it illegal to use literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting, and all the other illegal schemes to discourage African Americans from voting in many southern states, although many of these southern states adopted it after the civil war. It basically prohibited voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure to any citizen of the united states who wanted to vote due to race or color.
Great Drue! Also Angelica, way to hammer out three comments... I think that the ground work was covered here... curious what sort of struggles you found folks went through to get these laws passed?
Post a Comment