WGU C963 TASK 3 | LATEST UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Brandon Castillo
Student ID: 001467210
8/18/2025
A. Civil Rights Movement
1. The Civil Rights Movement radically impacted society and how we recognize its
effects in the past and in modern history as well. African Americans faced segregation
in many ways under Jim Crow, economic and educational inequality, biased social
injustice against them, peaceful activists being met with violence, and policy
brutality. The Jim Crow laws followed the slogan of "separate but equal,” which
legally allowed segregation in most parts of the United States—public transportation,
schools, restaurants, and even restrooms. In truth, these services were second-class
and substandard for African Americans during these times. During peaceful marches
in the South, one such event that is remembered is Bloody Sunday, which happened
during the march from Selma, Alabama, down to the capital of Montgomery, where
peaceful marchers were met by tear gas and brutal beatings by police.
2. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, which
outlawed discrimination and segregation in the country based on race, color, religion,
and gender. This was recognized as one of the most crucial moments in the Civil
Rights Movement, as it marked a considerable step in the change in history for people
of color. Before this, the court case of Brown v. Board of Education of 1954 was
another significant step in the desegregation of public schools, which was ruled
unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. The ruling from the Supreme Court stated
that "separate but equal" rules did not have a place in education, but it would take
several years before schools were formally integrated (Green, 2023).
3. One federal legislative action that helped strengthen and reinforce the protections
behind the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was
signed a year later. The Voting Rights Act was built on the Civil Rights Act to help
reinforce the laws against discrimination. African Americans were denied the right to
vote in different ways, including poll taxes or tactics such as intimidation or violence
at polling places by anti-civil rights activists. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 sought to
end many of the hurdles that African Americans faced. Poll taxes in state elections
were challenged by the US Justice Department, forcing counties and states to allow
black registration due to potential fear of federal intervention (Newman, 2010). The
actions of the Voting Rights Act strengthened the protections built upon the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 regarding African Americans ' voting rights. They provided better
SOLUTIONS
Brandon Castillo
Student ID: 001467210
8/18/2025
A. Civil Rights Movement
1. The Civil Rights Movement radically impacted society and how we recognize its
effects in the past and in modern history as well. African Americans faced segregation
in many ways under Jim Crow, economic and educational inequality, biased social
injustice against them, peaceful activists being met with violence, and policy
brutality. The Jim Crow laws followed the slogan of "separate but equal,” which
legally allowed segregation in most parts of the United States—public transportation,
schools, restaurants, and even restrooms. In truth, these services were second-class
and substandard for African Americans during these times. During peaceful marches
in the South, one such event that is remembered is Bloody Sunday, which happened
during the march from Selma, Alabama, down to the capital of Montgomery, where
peaceful marchers were met by tear gas and brutal beatings by police.
2. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, which
outlawed discrimination and segregation in the country based on race, color, religion,
and gender. This was recognized as one of the most crucial moments in the Civil
Rights Movement, as it marked a considerable step in the change in history for people
of color. Before this, the court case of Brown v. Board of Education of 1954 was
another significant step in the desegregation of public schools, which was ruled
unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. The ruling from the Supreme Court stated
that "separate but equal" rules did not have a place in education, but it would take
several years before schools were formally integrated (Green, 2023).
3. One federal legislative action that helped strengthen and reinforce the protections
behind the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was
signed a year later. The Voting Rights Act was built on the Civil Rights Act to help
reinforce the laws against discrimination. African Americans were denied the right to
vote in different ways, including poll taxes or tactics such as intimidation or violence
at polling places by anti-civil rights activists. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 sought to
end many of the hurdles that African Americans faced. Poll taxes in state elections
were challenged by the US Justice Department, forcing counties and states to allow
black registration due to potential fear of federal intervention (Newman, 2010). The
actions of the Voting Rights Act strengthened the protections built upon the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 regarding African Americans ' voting rights. They provided better
