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DO NOW. List one similarity and two differences between MLK and Malcolm X . Civil Rights Legislation. May 19, 2014. Learning Goals. EQ What did the Civil Rights Movement achieve? LT Identify the legislation of the Civil Rights Movement. POU

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  1. DO NOW List one similarity and two differences between MLK and Malcolm X.

  2. Civil Rights Legislation May 19, 2014

  3. Learning Goals • EQ • What did the Civil Rights Movement achieve? • LT • Identify the legislation of the Civil Rights Movement. • POU • I can identify and describe the effects of the Civil Rights Movement.

  4. Civil Rights Legislation • Why was it needed? • The laws were passed to give the federal government more authority to end segregation • How many laws were made? • We will look at four different Civil Rights laws

  5. Civil Rights Act of 1964 • The first major piece of Civil Rights legislation, signed by President Lyndon Johnson • Outlawed segregation in schools & public places • Created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) • Protected blacks from discrimination • Invalidated Jim Crow Laws

  6. President Lyndon Johnson signed the CRA of 1964 into law on July 2, 1964

  7. 24th Amendment (1964) • Outlawed poll taxes or any other voting taxes • Brought an end to the unfair practice of taxing voters • Ratified in 1964

  8. Voting Rights Act of 1965 • Outlawed voter discrimination by enforcing the 15th Amendment • Outlawed literacy tests • Allowed the federal government to monitor elections

  9. Civil Rights Act of 1968 • Also called the “Fair Housing Act of 1968” • Prohibited discrimination in buying, selling, or renting housing • This kept neighborhoods from keeping blacks or other minorities out • Outlawed discrimination based on race, religion, nationality, or sex

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