Achievements of the Civil Rights Movement (HSC SSCE Modern History): Flashcards
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Years marking Civil Rights legislation turning point
Years marking Civil Rights legislation turning point
1964 and 1965
% Black Americans registered to vote in Selma by 1964
% Black Americans registered to vote in Selma by 1964
3 per cent
President who introduced Civil Rights Bill 1964
President who introduced Civil Rights Bill 1964
President Lyndon B Johnson
Key enforcement tool in 1964 Civil Rights Act
Key enforcement tool in 1964 Civil Rights Act
Blocking federal funding to discriminating organisations
Number of titles in Civil Rights Bill 1964
Number of titles in Civil Rights Bill 1964
Eleven
Agency created by Title VII of 1964 Act
Agency created by Title VII of 1964 Act
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
% increase in Black voters 1965-75 in South (Voting Rights Act)
% increase in Black voters 1965-75 in South (Voting Rights Act)
50 per cent
Month & year of Kennedy's assassination
Month & year of Kennedy's assassination
November 1963
Impact of 'Bloody Sunday' media coverage
Impact of 'Bloody Sunday' media coverage
National outrage & support for federal voting rights action
What Title VI prohibited in federally funded organisations
What Title VI prohibited in federally funded organisations
Discrimination based on race, colour, national origin