Civil rights activists involvement was in need in the south because of African Americans were the victims of harassment, brutality and degradation due to the segregationist policies. College students turned activists got involved in lunch counter sit in. It …show more content…
The rising number of black voters, especially in northern state, made civil right an important issue. The Civil Rights Acts of the late 1960s had monumental impact on the United States. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination against racial and religious minorities. The act no longer allowed it to be lawful to segregate in schools, work places, and general public facilities. The impact of 1965 Civil Rights Act was dramatic. The voting right act outlawed discriminatory voting practices. The Act prohibited states from imposing any voting qualification or prerequisite to voting. By the end of 1965 approximately a quarter of millions of black voters had registered to vote. Southern states were affected the most by the voting act. In the South the black political revolution created many grassroots movement led by black and white college aged