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Civil Rights Movement and Modern American Society

IMPACT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S ON TODAYÆS SOCIETY

Most scholars agree that the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s had a profound influence on American society in almost all dimensions of societal life including the political, legal, educational, social and psychological, and media dimensions (Bell, 1987; Ashmore, 1994; Laber, 2002). The purpose of this paper is to examine the literature on the nature of this influence.

The legal impact of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s is substantial. Many laws have been enacted as a result. Fleming (2002) notes that the most frequently cited laws are, of course, The Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991. However, in addition, there have been numerous nondiscrimination laws and regulations enacted at both the federal and state levels in the last 50 years. These laws cover not only discrimination in the area of voting and education but also in the workplace and the public arena in general.

Further, Civil Rights legislation associated with The Civil Rights Movement has also led to nondiscrimination laws and regulations related to other types of discrimination such as age discrimination, gender discrimination, disability discrimination, religious discrimination, and so forth. Also, in most states, not only are these laws enforced, prosecution of offenders tends to be swift and costly for both individuals and companies who violate the laws (Fleming, 2002).

Without question, the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s impacted upon education in terms of desegregation and providing more educational opportunities to African-Americans at every level of the educational system (Dudziak, 2002). However, struggles still exist with the battle of the 21st century centered directly on affirmative action. In an article for USA Today (July 10, 2003), syndicated columnist, Julianne Malveaux reports that w...

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