Library Research Assignment

Library Research
Assignment
Research Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 and discuss why it is so significant.
Your paper should discuss the state of race
relations in the United States prior to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It should
also discuss the political environment that led to the passing of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964. Additionally, please include a response to the following in
your analysis:
What is the purpose of this law?
What groups does it protect? What groups does it
not protect?
How were the Jim Crow laws tested during this
time period?
What is the U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v.
Ferguson about? Is the rule established in the Plessy case still the rule
today?
1,000-1,100 WORDS