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The 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act: A Renewed Commitment It's crucial to remember the words of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson before he signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law 60 years ago on July 2, 1964: "The Civil Rights Act is a challenge to all of us to work in our communities and our States, in our homes and in our hearts, to eliminate the last vestiges of injustice in our beloved country." This groundbreaking legislation prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Sixty years ago, our Nation navigated closer to our North Star, the founding principle of America: that we are all created equal and deserve equal treatment throughout our lives. Though we have never fully achieved this ideal, we have never walked away from it. Let's pledge that we will not abandon it now. Indeed, protecting civil rights remains one of our most critical responsibilities, especially in these fragile, politically divisive times. Our dedication to ensuring justice and equality for all Americans reflects the very essence of our Nation's ideals. The U.S. Department of Justice issued a statement by Merrick B. Garland, the 86th United States Attorney General, stating: "The Civil Rights Act … gave the Justice Department some of its most important tools to protect Americans from discrimination, including at school, in the workplace, in voting, and in places of public accommodation. Today, we remember the generations of Americans who risked their lives — and the many who sacrificed their lives — in the struggle to claim the rights guaranteed to Black Americans and to all Americans under the Constitution. … Today, as we mark the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, the Justice Department renews [its] commitment to meeting that challenge." On this anniversary, let's recommit to continuing the work that the Civil Rights Act began six decades ago — it is the task of our time to build a democracy where every American is treated with dignity and has an equal opportunity to follow their dreams. Let's continue to move forward together. Let's stand with one another. Let's choose to be believers, dreamers, and doers. #CivilRights #History #Politics
James Unland
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I'm delighted to see this important post from Julie, whom I greatly admire. This groundbreaking, historic legislation "came to be" because of a unique cast of both Democrat and Republican characters and collaborators, quite possibly the two most important being senators Hubert Humphrey, a democrat, and Everett Dirksen, a republican. Dirksen, a family friend who was the republican Senate leader in '64, was convinced that this legislation's "time had come." During the spring of '64 he hosted numerous bipartisan late afternoon meetings in his U.S. senate office, even leaving aside the many meetings that took place at the White House.
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2moCivil Rights are equally as important as liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The internet has taken away are civil rights especially, with young children. Too many children are abused and their civil rights are not protected and without the knowledge of parental control. Secondly, whatever liberty one has, social media has removed the privacy one is expecting to enjoy. One can walk down any City Street and now be profiled. Police Agency’s have sophisticated data bases with pictures and autobiographic information about everyone. The federal government has enormous powers to investigate without a Warrants. Police lie, the justice system is not fair to indigent people and when one is poor financially, one is lucky if a Law Student would be able to handle a matter. From the federal judicial system down to local municipal justice, the less fortunate has rights and usually have to plea out charges. On the same token, there is discrimination in lending, selling insurance to all citizens, since insurance companies have access to algorithms. So certain classes of people have rights. However, Joe or Jane Walmart, have no real civil rights due to vast amount lack of funds and law enforcement overstepping the rule of law.