Posted on 10/05/2010 1:27:57 PM PDT by mainstreetradical.com
The 1964 Civil Rights Act was a national response to the disparity still facing black men, women and children, who were unable to experience the freedom which was afforded them nearly a century prior at the conclusion of our Civil War. While they were declared “free” African Americans were most certainly not experiencing fiscal, educational, or economic freedoms that came with having jobs and opportunities afforded to their white counterparts. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson outlawed segregation in businesses such as theaters, restaurants, and hotels. It banned discriminatory practices in employment and ended segregation in public places such as swimming pools, libraries, and public schools. Originally, the legislation was conceived as a mechanism to protect the rights of American blacks, the bill, prior to its passage, was amended to protect the civil rights of all citizens, and, for the first time, to explicitly include women.
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Racism is kept alive and well by Democrats.
Boy are you guys in for a fight.
Here in Michigan BAMN got downright nasty and threatened everything from assault and arson to rape and murder.
I was looking at the pics for Michigan... WOW (I lived in the Detroit area for 16 years) Hopefully it wont be like that. I’m sure that Rev Sharpton will be here, like a fly to...
I don’t claim Detroit. At least we won the Affirmative action fight.
At the rally in DC on Saturday, Jesse Jackson called for defunding the military to use the money to rebuild Detroit.
Great so that Detroit can repeat what happened in the Colman Young era? Further alienation of the suburbs.
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