It’s getting closer–those three days of freedom.
Today is the anniversary of The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub.L. 88–352, 78 Stat. 241, enacted July 2, 1964)
“…a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United States[5] that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general public (known as “public accommodations”).” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 And so we advanced on OVER COMING the inequality which was so evident to even my 17 year old self in 1964.
A little over a year later: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. §§ 1973–1973bb-1)[7]:372 …a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the height of the American Civil Rights Movement on August 6, 1965, and Congress later amended the Act five times to expand its protections…the Act is considered to be the most effective piece of civil rights legislation ever enacted in the country.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_Rights_Act. Many believe that
the Voting Rights Act was what truly changed power relationships and gave African Americans actual access to political power. As a result, real changes that had been brewing for decades and escalating in the 1950s and early 1960s finally came to fruition.
http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/A-0080/excerpts/excerpt_2499.html
and the final act of the the 60’s trio: The Civil Rights Act signed into law in April 1968–popularly known as the Fair Housing Act–prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin and sex. Intended as a follow-up to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the bill…passed…in the days after the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The act stands as the final great legislative achievement of the civil rights era.
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We have not fixed all that needs fixed, we have not freed all that need freed but like the song:
Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
We shall overcome some day
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Respect all and really care!