Tkam Essay
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Ariam Abraham
Dean Tylo
CFA 100 Film
February 25, 2015
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Civil Rights and To Kill a Mockingbird
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In the movie “To Kill a Mockingbird” we see the hardships that african american had to endure during the 1960’s. In this particular era African Americans struggled for equality and for the end of discrimination amongst many more things, with peaceful acts like sit-ins and boycotts.
In the movie we view the segregated sides justifying that the Jim Crow laws are in place at the time. Although things seemed to be equal they were most definitely unfair to the African
Americans living in the United States in the 1960’s which propelled the need for the Civil Rights
Act of 1964.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the
United States 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 ("Civil Rights Act of 1964."
Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 26 Feb. 2015.) Each and everyone of the acts that were passed into law impacted millions of lives and changed our society for the better. It proved more opportunities for African Americans like the right to get a fair education to getting hired for a job
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that normally would not hire African Americans. With out these bills being passed life as we know it would be very different than what we are used to today.
Title IX is a part of the Civil Rights movement of 1964. This title made it easier to move civil rights cases from state courts with segregationist judges and all-white juries to federal court.
This was of crucial importance to civil rights activists who could not get a fair trial in state courts. Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 should not be confused with Title IX of the
Education Amendments Act of 1972, which prohibits sex discrimination in
Ariam Abraham
Dean Tylo
CFA 100 Film
February 25, 2015
!
Civil Rights and To Kill a Mockingbird
!
In the movie “To Kill a Mockingbird” we see the hardships that african american had to endure during the 1960’s. In this particular era African Americans struggled for equality and for the end of discrimination amongst many more things, with peaceful acts like sit-ins and boycotts.
In the movie we view the segregated sides justifying that the Jim Crow laws are in place at the time. Although things seemed to be equal they were most definitely unfair to the African
Americans living in the United States in the 1960’s which propelled the need for the Civil Rights
Act of 1964.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the
United States 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 ("Civil Rights Act of 1964."
Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 26 Feb. 2015.) Each and everyone of the acts that were passed into law impacted millions of lives and changed our society for the better. It proved more opportunities for African Americans like the right to get a fair education to getting hired for a job
ABRAHAM 2
that normally would not hire African Americans. With out these bills being passed life as we know it would be very different than what we are used to today.
Title IX is a part of the Civil Rights movement of 1964. This title made it easier to move civil rights cases from state courts with segregationist judges and all-white juries to federal court.
This was of crucial importance to civil rights activists who could not get a fair trial in state courts. Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 should not be confused with Title IX of the
Education Amendments Act of 1972, which prohibits sex discrimination in