... all people. The Supreme Court defines the limits of a right by balancing the right of the individual against the rights of society. One of the strongest civil rights bills in U.S. history was formulated in 1964 and ordered restaurants, hotels, and other businesses that serve the general public to serve all people without regard to race, color, religion, or "national origin". The ... of 1960 provided for the appointment of referees to help blacks register to vote. • The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed literacy tests, which were being used in many Southern states and a 1970 law made ...

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... investments abroad, growing expenditures by Americans overseas, more buying of foreign goods, and higher incomes at home. Congress passed more civil rights bills than in any comparable period in American history. Once again Congress raised social security benefits. In 1965 the country established a milestone in social legislation when Johnson signed into law the Medicare program, a non-profit health insurance system for ... the aged. In response to civil inequalities, Congress enacted legislation to insure the voting rights of black Americans, who, in some southern states, had been requ...

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... prior to voting. The rationale was that the people would either not be able to afford the tax or they would lose their proof of payment by November. Also literacy tests were required in many areas before one could vote. This was effective because prior to 1864 it was illegal to teach black slaves to read and write. To Praise Our ... included free health clinics; free breakfast programs, soup kitchens, ambulance patrols, voter registration assistance, and community patrols. The Black Panther Party was also the first organization to begin teaching Black history to children. Many people ar...

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