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Posts reflect on how long civil rights change actually took
Original: The Civil Rights Act of 1965 helped pave the way for Black voters, the beginning of dismantling Jim Crow. But, it took a
Commentary is revisiting the Civil Rights Act of 1965 and its role in opening the ballot to Black voters and beginning the dismantling of Jim Crow. The argument being made is that the law was not a magic fix: as with Brown v. Board of Education and school desegregation, real change stretched over decades after the legislation passed. The point driving the discussion is how long enforcement of basic rights took.
Why now: People are using the slow, contested history of 1960s civil rights legislation to frame debates about current voting rights and equality.
Civil Rights Act of 1965Jim Crow lawsBrown v. Board of EducationBlack votersUnited States
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- The Civil Rights Act of 1965 helped pave the way for Black voters, the beginning of dismantling Jim Crow. But, it took a long time. It wasn't a magic law, just like Brown vs. The Board of Education didn't automatically desegregate the schools. But, 1965. Think about how long… · kimlockhartga@beige.party · 30
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