What gains did African Americans make in the mid-1960s?

Answer 1

The Civil Rights Act guaranteed equal voting rights by removing registration requirements and procedures biased against minorities and the underprivileged. Title II prohibited segregation or discrimination in places of public accommodation involved in interstate commerce. Title VII banned discrimination by trade unions, schools, or employers involved in interstate commerce or doing business with the federal government. This section also dealt with discrimination on the basis of sex and established a government agency, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), to enforce these provisions. The act also called for the desegregation of public schools, broadened the duties of the Civil Rights Commission and assured nondiscrimination in the distribution of funds under federally assisted programs.

However there was a backlash by some groups who supported segregation and there followed some racial violence.

Answer 2

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended segregation in all public accomodations and removed the artificial restrictions to voter registration which some states had erected to prevent African-Americans from voting. The latter led to a large growth in the election of African-Americans to local and state offices.

Answer 3

They had alot of rag time?? wwait.. im confused :l