Civil Rights Act Of 1964 Essay

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In the passage The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Foner, 966), Foner wants to inform his readers about the basic information of the Civil Rights Act. After president Kennedy was assassinated, Johnson became president. Then, he called on congress to promulgate the civil rights bill which could bring more equal rights and freedom to the black community. Even though Johnson knew that many whites went against the new act, he still decided to active the act. In 1964, the Civil Rights Act was officially passed by Congress. It outlawed racial discrimination in employment on the basis of race, sex, or religion. I believe that this passage is definitely helpful. The passage helps us to understand the reason why President Johnson wanted to enact the civil…show more content…
First, in the passage, Foner helps me to understand clearly about the basic information of the Civil rights Acts of 1964. After reading it, I know who was the person created the law? and how does the act work in our real life? Second, to my history understanding, I realize that the Civil Rights Act does not only bring many equal rights to employments, especially the blacks and women, in the past, but it also benefits people in our country today. In my opinion, the passage is really helpful for every students as well as people who do not know that there are many laws can protect them at the…show more content…
The author reminds us that the time when racial discrimination and segregation happened is not really long ago. In fact, he talks about the movie “Selma’ which is about the terms when President Lyndon B. Johnson served, the Voting Rights Act, and the Civil Rights Act. Then, Weston also shows how both president Johnson and president Obama try to help the poor people in our country to improve their job, education, and life. By giving some important facts that the one percent of the wealthiest is keeping increase to forty - eight wealth percent, and how hard a person can find a job today, helping the rest of fifty poor percent is
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