Civil Rights Acts A Level Worksheet

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Lesson Snapshot:

  • 1957: First civil rights act since ‘Reconstruction’ but did little to help blacks because public officials indicted for obstructing a black voter would be tried by an all-white jury
  • 1960: Designed to protect black communities which had been the target of bombings
  • 1964: Passed in the aftermath of JFK’s assassination
  • 1965: Disallowed literacy tests & ‘constitutional interpretation tests’
  • 1968: Need to extend civil rights to other ethnic minorities

Worksheet Task:

  • Aimed at Students studying across AS/A2 Level or equivalent
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