Civil+Rights+Act+(1964)

=** The Civil Rights Act **= toc In the 1960 election John F. Kennedy voted for a new Civil Rights Act. This act helped him to get almost all of the African American votes which really helped him win the 1960 election. He didn't get to pass this law for the first two years of his presidency because the government didn't like the new Act. He never gave up and he was really determined to pass this Act. Right before the government passed this Act John F. Kennedy was shot and killed. After this happened they said that they needed to pass this law in his memory.

Civil Rights Act (1991)
The 1988 Civil Rights Act was the newest civil rights act. This act was pretty much a newer version of the 1964 Civil Right's Act. It was passed by the U.S supreme court. It also was like a newer version of all of the Civil Right's Act ever made in the U.S.

Civil Right Leaders
There were many different civil rights act leaders. Some of the most well known Civil rights leaders were Susan B. Anthony, Jesse Jackson, and Martin Luther King, Jr. These people had the most impact on the people during this time of racial segregation. Most of the Civil Right's leaders were African Americans who were well known.

**Susan B. Anthony**
Susan B. Anthony played a important role in the Women's rights act. She wrote many books about women's rights. She also gave many speeches on women's rights and African Americans rights.

**Jesse Jackson**
Jesse Jackson was also a very important person if the civil rights act. He was an African American man that was a civil rights activist. He also was a very good speaker and was a good friend of Martin Luther King, Jr.

**Martin Luther King, Jr.**
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an African American man that gave many inspiring speeches to people about segregation. He gave many speeches like the Mountain Top speech and I Have A Dream speech. These are the two most known speeches that he gave. Martin also helped people protest in a non-violent direct action way. Martin Luther King was a pacifist and tried to solve things in different ways. Martin Luther King gave the I Have A Dream speech in Memphis, TN one day before he was assassinated by James Earl Ray.

After the Civil Rights Act
There not as much racial segregation after the Civil Rights Act but there was still people who still thought that African Americans didn't desire the same right's as them. There was also some people who still were worried that this Act would not be enough to stop all of the racial segregation and they were right. It stopped most of it but not all of it.