what did Washington encourage black communities to focus on as opposed to pursuing equal rights immediately?
The 1964 Civil Rights Act was an important victory for the Civil Rights Movement. Explain three important events that pushed politicans toward supporting a law that ensured the end of legal segregation, and why each event was important.
why would a black soldier, risking his life for his country, be upset by what took place in Selma in 1965?
When did the Fair Housing act pass?
Washington encouraged black communities to focus on economic self-improvement, education, and skill development as opposed to pursuing equal rights immediately.
Three important events that pushed politicians toward supporting the 1964 Civil Rights Act are:
1. The March on Washington in 1963, where hundreds of thousands of people gathered to demand civil rights and economic equality.
2. The Birmingham Campaign in 1963, where nonviolent protests and marches led to the suppression of civil rights demonstrators by police, drawing national attention to the issue of segregation.
3. The assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, which prompted his successor, Lyndon B. Johnson, to push for the passage of the Civil Rights Act as a way to honor Kennedy's legacy and address pressing civil rights issues.
A black soldier risking his life for his country in 1965 would be upset by what took place in Selma because the violent suppression of peaceful protests by state troopers and local police highlighted the continued systemic racism and injustice faced by African Americans in the United States, even as they were fighting for their country overseas.
The Fair Housing Act passed in 1968.