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EQ: How did the Civil Rights Movement change the
lives of Americans?
How was the Civil Rights Movement influenced by people’s beliefs and ideals?
Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights MovementThe movement that fought for laws
that guaranteed constitutional rights to all citizens regardless of race
The Civil Rights Movement finally led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964.
The act prohibited discrimination based on color, race, or religion in places like restaurants, hotels, motels, and theaters.
The law enforced desegregation of schools by saying that no federal money would be given to segregated schools.
The Civil Rights Act also said that people of all races, male or female, should be provided equal chances to get a job.
MLK & LBJ after signing of Civil Rights Act
The 15th and 19th Amendments to the Constitution had given African American men and women the right to vote. Yet many states still used reading tests (known as “literacy tests”) to keep them from voting.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 put a stop to voting discriminations by banning all literacy tests!
**Interesting Fact** In Mississippi in 1960, only 5% of eligible African
Americans were registered to vote in the state. In 1968 after the Voting Rights Act, nearly 60% of eligible African
Americans were registered.
Top Left: President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Voting Rights ActTop Right: MLK on a march to gain attention for voting rightsBottom left: protestors