Civil Rights Act of 1964 The Civil Right Act of 1964 was a law to protect individuals freedom. It was a set of laws in the U.S to outlaw discrimination based on race, color, religion,and sex. The Civil Rights Act ended unequal and segregation throughout schools, buses, work, and other public places. Started by President John F. Kennedy in the Civil Rights Speech of June 11, 1963. The bill was sign on July 2, 1964. This gave African-Americans better lives because they were mainly the ones that were being treated unfairly. It was trying to get rid of the Jim Crow Laws and tried to make everyone equal. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 gave the minorities more rights because there was no segregation and discrimination towards them. Voting Rights Act of 1965 Voting Right Act of 1965 gave African-Americans the right to vote. This also gave African American more equality. It was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 6, 1965 after Bloody Sunday. On March 15, 1965, President Johnson delivered a nationwide address and said “All Americans must have the privileges of citizenship regardless of race.” This lead to the Act. The Act which …show more content…
Some of the Acts include free exercise of religion and freedom of speech. It also included not to testify against yourself in a criminal case. This also gave them the right of justification and the right to a trial by jury. The purpose for the rights is to protect the individuals potential abuses within tribal lands. The Indian rights Act appears today in the Title 25, sections 1301 to 1303 in the United States Code. These laws gave the Indians basic rights which brought there status from worthless to human beings. The Bill of Rights are freedoms that every American Citizen has and should have. The Indians were treated as less than Americans without these basic rights which they deserve by being