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The story of the 1964 Civil Rights Act is interesting and instructive because it illustrates how an historically important piece of legislation became part of our nation's heritage. An examination of the Act also provides a way to understand the climate of opinion regarding African American rights, the nature of civil rights activity, the obstacles to political and social change, the role of politics in the way issues are handled, the actions of individual senators and representatives, and the nature of legislative activity in general. The intricate process that makes a bill become law is a combination of all these factors.
The story of the 1964 Civil Rights Act is interesting and instructive because it illustrates how an historically important piece of legislation became part of our nation's heritage. An examination of the Act also provides a way to understand the climate of opinion regarding African American rights, the nature of civil rights activity, the obstacles to political and social change, the role of politics in the way issues are handled, the actions of individual senators and representatives, and the nature of legislative activity in general. The intricate process that makes a bill become law is a combination of all these factors.
The "Civil Rights Act of 1964" pushed to make the Declaration of Independence's inalienable rights of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" a reality for all Americans.
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''The "Civil Rights Act of 1964" pushed to make the Declaration of Independence's inalienable rights of '''"life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"''' a reality for all Americans.''
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THE Civil Rights Act of 1964, which banned discrimination in public accommodations, employment and federally funded activities like education, would not have passed without the support of House and Senate Republicans who were competing for black votes. And Presidents Kennedy and Johnson would not have advocated for the bill without being pressured to do so by a multiracial grass-roots movement. [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/02/opinion/lessons-from-the-civil-rights-act-50-years-later.html?_r=1]
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== Civil Rights Act and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ==
== Civil Rights Act and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ==