Read about the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which sought to make discrimination illegal, and the resistance they faced from the public and government officials. As time passed, African Americans began to have a voice in politics through voting and appointments to high government positions.

Concepts

desegregation

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Additional Tags

racial segregation, bloody sunday, president lyndon b. johnson, selma-to-montgomery march, civil rights act of 1964, voting rights act of 1965

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice