The Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Throughout human history, there has always been one main topic of uncertainty and infamy that has been debated for centuries. That topic is why can't everybody be treated equally? Whether it be the Jews of biblical time or blacks, being sold into slavery. Human inequality has always been a controversial and hot topic. The reason why people get treated differently is because of the hatred in this world or just what they've been taught as a child. I'm thankful to have a great family who has told me the rights and wrongs of the world and let me express my feeling about current issues in the world.

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed, by President Lydon Johnson on July 2, 1964. The act prohibited discrimination in public places provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities and made employment discrimination illegal. This law guaranteed that the 14th amendment is upheld. The Civil Rights Act was also the longest debate in Senate history lasting, 534 hours in total. It's also known as the most important law on Civil Rights since Reconstruction. 

    The act was introduced by John F Kennedy. He was the youngest president in the office who was voted in to spark change in America. John F Kennedy gave a televised address to the American people and announced that he would be sending a civil rights bill to Congress. Unfortunately, Kennedy was not able to pass this due to him being assassinated, but he did introduce it and helped the Black race receive equal opportunity. The Civil Rights Act was a huge step in bringing the races together as it ended the Jim Crow laws. The Jim Crow laws segregated races and stood on the separate but equal act.

    Of course, there will always be people stuck in the past and being hicks. Some white groups opposed to integration with African Americans responded to the act with a significant backlash. The whites used legal and extralegal means to deprive Blacks. It's crazy to me to think before this act blacks were treated as second-class citizens and not even counted as a person. 

    In conclusion, The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a part of our country that brings us closer to each other. I can't imagine what life would be like if I lived before the Civil Rights Act. I dream that one day there will be no evil in this world and that love will spread like wildfire. For us to get closer to that dream we have to realize we were all put on the Earth for a reason and that we were all created in God's image. If you have hatred towards a race just remember God created them and God never makes mistakes. Id, like to close with a quote by the great Martin Luther King “Racial segregation, must be seen for what it is, and that is an evil system, a new form of slavery covered up with certain niceties of complexity."