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Miller NAWSA Suffrage Scrapbooks, 1897-1911

Posted on June 28, 2010 by fcoulibaly

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The Elizabeth Smith Miller and Anne Fitzhugh Miller scrapbooks are a part of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division. These scrapbooks document the activities of the Geneva Political Equality Club, which the Millers founded in 1897, as well as efforts at the state, national, and international levels to win the vote for women. This scrapbooks are proves that not only were treated unfairly ways back, but also they begun to fight their rights for ever.

This books are important because it shows that civil right movements did not start just yesterday or out of blue, but in 1800’s and till we still have some activists that are fighting for equal wages between men and women or equal job opportunities for everyone.

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Ashraf Talukder

Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub.L. 88-352, 78 Stat. 241, enacted July 2, 1964) was a landmark in legislative attempts to improve the quality of life for African Americans and other minority groups. Although civil rights had a long history as a political and legislative issue, the 1960s marked a period of intense activity by the federal government to protect minority rights. It prohibitted racial discrimination in employment, institutions like hospitals and schools, and privately owned public accommodations such as restaurants, hotels, and theaters. It also banned discrimination on the grounds of sex- a provision added by opponents of civil rights in an effort to derail the entire bill and embraced by liberal and female members of congress as a way to broaden its scope. The Act did not resolve all problems of discrimination. But it opened the door to further progress by lessening racial restrictions on the use of public facilities, providing more job opportunities, strengthening voting laws, and limiting federal funding of discriminatory aid programs.

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