PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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Question
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How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 help African Americans?
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The act authorized the U.S. attorney general to send federal employees to register voters.
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The act suspended literacy tests in counties where less than half of all adults were registered to vote.
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The act outlawed discrimination in housing sales and rentals.
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The act gave the federal government more power to force school desegregation.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -This act, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964, prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal. It was the most sweeping civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.
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