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Impact_of_the_American_Civil_Rights_Movement.docx Impact of the American Civil Rights Movement HST 313B and ENG 303B Impact of the American Civil Rights Movement Basic and enduring alterationswe... re made throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and its effect can be found in a horde of ways in our general public. Throughout this time frame the American Civil Rights Movement was a crusade for fairness within a separated society for African Americans to obtain civil liberties that were equal to the Whites in the United States. Prominent roles pushing for change was normally the endeavors of ordinary Americans who opposed isolation. The American Civil Rights Movement was a battle for justice inside a separatedcivilization for African Americans to obtain rights that were equal to the Whites in the United States. Impact The American Civil Rights Act impacted the hiring process towards minorities and women. This implied numerous organizations that held agreements with the legislature had to build the quantity of minorities and females in their associations. In 1967, President Johnson upheld his determination toward civil rights by selecting Thurgood Marshall as the principal African American to the Supreme Court(The Civil Rights Movement and The Second Reconstruction, 1945”1968). Influence of Policies Many policies influenced the American Civil Rights Act, such as Jim Crow laws, Voting Rights Act, and the Fair Housing Act. Numerous cities had signs that said, Whites Only (Jim Crow Laws) or Colored (Jim Crow Laws) were pl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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