civil rights acts Flashcards
1st civil rights when?
9 september 1957
what did 1957 civli rights ct want?
a. A new division within the federal Justice Department to monitor civil rights abuses.
b. A joint report to be done by representatives of both major political parties on the issue of race relations.
1957 how many black people registered to vote?
20%
when 20% black people registered to vote?
1957
eisenhower support 1957 civil rights act?
yes. but many claim he does it because he wants black viters. enter stat here.
what happens to civil rights act 1957?
it becomes very very watered down.
who is technically responsible for weakening the 1957 civil rights act?
Lyndon Johnson
what did Lyndon Johnson do to this stupid 1957 civil rights act?
he sent it to a judiciary comittee who drastically altered this.
who was in charge of the judiciary committee 1957 civil rights
James Eastland
why does lyndon johnson want bill watered down?
he wants credit for passing the bill, he does not want it to tear democrat party apart.
when later civil rights bill?
1958
why did 1958 civil rights bill happen?
b. His reaction to a violent outbreak of bombings against churches and schools in the South.
when 1958 civil rights bill become an act?
6 may 1960
what did 1960 civil rights act do?
- The 1960 Civil Rights Act introduced penalties to be levied against anybody who obstructed someone’s attempt to register to vote or someone’s attempt to actually vote.
a. A Civil Rights Commission was created.
b. The act barely touched on anything new.
how many new black voters added by 1960
only 3%
