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Title: The Civil Rights Act and the Economic Wellbeing of African Americans in the 20th Century

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2014

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Abstract: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 are public policies designed to improve the quality of life for African-Americans by opening access to opportunities for employment and housing, respectively. As this polity is now fourteen years into the twenty-first century, the appearance of triumphs that occurred because of the civil rights movement did not result in the long-term equality that policy makers hoped would occur because of legislative enforcement. This study examined the distribution of income and wealth among African-Americans as an indirect consequence of the Civil Rights Acts (CRA) of 1964 and 1968. Did the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968 have an indirect . . .

Url: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/298072242

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Authors: Harry, Sonja V

Periodical (Full): THE GRIOT: The Journal of African American Studies

Issue: 2

Volume: 33

Pages: 47-58

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Race and Ethnicity

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