PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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“All of these increased opportunities-in employment, in education, in housing, and in every field ____ must be open to Americans of every color . . . we must abolish . . . all racial discrimination. For this is not merely an economic issue, or a social, political, or international issue. It is a moral issue, and it must be met by the passage of this session of the bill now pending in the House.” Lyndon B. Johnson, State of the Union Address, 1964Based on the information in this quote, LBJ was referring to which of the following laws? (7.7D)
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Brown v. Board of Education
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Civil Rights Act
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Black Codes
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Jim Crow Laws
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following is true of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? It outlawed segregation in public facilities on the basis of race, sex, or national origin.
Detailed explanation-2: -CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964: Passed under the Johnson administration, this act outlawed segregation in public areas and granted the federal government power to fight black disfranchisement. The act also created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to prevent discrimination in the work place.
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