Comparison Of Plessy Vs. Ferguson And Brown V. Board Of Education

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Not only did Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education impact the Civil Rights Movement, but there were also two major acts passed by the government that influenced the movement. The first act passed was the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is undoubtedly the turning point of the Civil Rights Movement and of American history because it basically put an end to all racial segregation in public places. “This act ended segregation in public places and got rid of employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin” (History.com "Civil Rights Act" 2010). Due to the enforcement of this act all African Americans were free from having to sit on opposite parts of the bus, being put

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