Laws And Presidents

Question 1

Civil rights act

Answer 1

1957
President Eisenhower 
Illegal to prevent someone from voting 
Wanted to show a commitment to civ rights movement 
\+ minimise racial tensions in south

Question 2

Civil rights act (take two!)

Answer 2

1964
President Johnson
legislation initiated by JFK before his assassination
Made discrimination illegal (employment, limited use of voter literacy tests, integrated public facilities)

Question 3

Voting Rights Act

Answer 3

1965
President Johnson
Banned all voter literacy tests

Question 4

What did president Eisenhower do?

Answer 4

Sent soldiers to protect Little Rock Nine

Question 5

Kennedy

Answer 5

Backed the Freedom Riders

Sent FBI agents to get J Meredith into uni