1964: Discrimination And Segregation In The United States

1964 was an essential time period for African Americans. During the time, discrimination and segregation were so dominant. Had it not have been for the Civil Rights Act, these issues could have divided the nation into one black society and one white society. White Northerners and White Southerners were racially prejudice. In the North, riots and violent fighting was something individuals would partake in. This was because of the discrimination between whites and blacks. Black people were not allowed to attend school, they often found themselves being attacked or called out in public. The most common Southern way of treating Negros was slavery and labor work. The problems with these inequalities were not only in the North and South, but nationwide.

The headline was titled “Worst of Racial Crisis Believed to Be Over.” In the paper, McKee stated that all the troubles of the South, in regards to racial conflict were over. It was something that both black and white spokesmen believed and agreed upon. McKee often portrayed how the South was doing so well with the changes. Even though so much was happening “the attitudes of most people were positive,”(Mckee). Laurie Pritchett, Albany Police Chief was recognized in the article for saying that “no violence would be tolerated” since the bill had been enacted. (McKee). From 1961 to 1962, hundreds of Negros were jailed and arrested for reasons that were not mentioned in the story. Those numbers drastically went down two years later when the Civil Rights Act came out, proving that the South was in for the

Conformation bias is when one will believe anything they see or hear in the media, which has been a theme in old and new media. The paper may have been true or not about the South “no longer tolerating violence,” however, we did not have any evidence that this was the case so people were going to believe what they read. The Dallas section was not the only one that could have framed the story. We had no proof given in The New York times in regards to Senator Goldwater actually saying he didn’t want the Bill passed. Our conformation bias tends to make us not care if he did say so or didn’t. The readers believed he once said what the paper quoted him on saying. An article on the Washington Post described Barry Goldwaters attributions after his death. The author, Bart Barnes, does provide information that confirms what The New York Times said. Goldwater “was attacked by Democrats and opponents within his own party as a demagogue and a leader of right-wing extremists and racists who was likely to lead the United States into nuclear war,” (Barnes). This example provides us with the support needed to convey that The New York Times was