1. Civil Rights Movement Selma Voting Rights Movement

2. Civil Rights Act of 1964  Ended ALL legal discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex, or national origin  The Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2, 1964

4. Selma Voting Rights Movement (1965)  More than half the population of Dallas County were black; only 1% were registered to vote  Registrar was only open twice a month for a short period  Those trying to register were still subject to tests that might disqualify them from registering

5. Selma Voting Rights Movement (1965) dd

6. The Voting Rights Act of 1965  No voting qualification, prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice or procedure shall be used to deny the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color.  The court will appoint federal examiners to enforce the guarantees of the 15th Amendment.  No “test” (e.g., literacy or civics) or “device” (e.g., grandfather clause) may be used as prerequisites for voting.  Federal examiners were sent to States that disenfranchised black voters to make sure the Act was obeyed.  Poll taxes became illegal.

10. States with Voting Restrictions  If they do not have a government-issued photo identification card.  Eleven percent of Americans do not have a photo ID. Many of them are African American, Latino, young and low-income potential voters.  If they do not have access to the documents necessary to take advantage of voter registration opportunities.  Some states require proof of citizenship upon registration, while others place restrictions on registration drives or same-day registration.

12. States with Voting Restrictions  If they cannot vote the day of the election and need to vote early.  Weekend and evening hours for early voting have been cut back, despite these times being convenient for many minority voters.  If they have had a past conviction.  People with past convictions will find it more difficult to restore their voting rights in some states under new restrictions.

13. States with Voting Restrictions

14. Fair Elections Act  Restrictions on the Chief Electoral Officer  Would end programs to promote voter turn-out  Elimination of Vouching  Vouching is meant to allow someone with proper identification to vouch for somebody that lives in the same polling area  120,000 voters used vouching last election  There is no record of people using vouching to engage in voter fraud

15. reflection With continued discrimination and institutionalized racism in areas such as continued voter disenfranchisement, a widening gap between the rich and the poor, and police profiling (which all disproportionately affects minority groups), would you say that that the non-violent Civil Rights Movement was a success??

16. The Bullet or the Ballot kk

17. Malcolm X “When you take your case to Washington, D.C., you’re taking it to the criminal who’s responsible; it’s like running from the wolf to the fox. They’re all in cahoots together”