The Civil Rights Act 1964 Flashcards
After what did JFK decide to push forward with new civil rights laws?
After King’s success at the Washington March.
However what happened before JFK could do anything?
September 15th 1963 - attack on a Baptist church in Birmingham killing 4 girls. 22nd November 1963 JFK was assassinated in Dallas.
Who was sworn as the new president?
The vice president Lyndon B Johnson.
What did Johnson do?
Supported the new law and even persuaded the southern states the accept it.
When did it become law?
July 2nd 1964.
What did the act outlaw?
Discrimination in hotels, motels, restaurants and theatres. It also encouraged desegregation in public schools and made it illegal to give government money to any organisation that continued segregation.
What could still remain white only?
Private clubs.
What else was desegregated?
Government agencies.
Why did people support the new law?
People didn’t want to damage the Kennedy bill and many trusted President Johnson as he was from Texas.
Why did it not please all blacks?
They still didn’t have the right to vote.
Why was the right to vote important?
Without this the blacks still depended on whites to make changes to the law and many blacks thought this was wrong.
