At the same time, the privilege of being a protected class is regularly exploited to excuse behavior and escape responsibility.

Tags: James Meredith ∙ University of Mississippi ∙ 1962 ∙ racism ∙ privilege ∙ excuse ∙ behavior ∙ responsibility ∙ 1964 ∙ Civil Rights Act ∙ equal rights ∙ equal protection ∙ moral wrong ∙ oppression

No law required people to march in protest. No law demanded a sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counter. The changes were happening before the act was passed.

I'd say that in many ways the 1964 act froze that change. People weren't responsible any more, it was government's job. Add a changing civil rights movement leadership that put guilt politics and special privilege over equal rights, and you get one big gooey mess.

It's been 50 years since the Civil Rights Act was passed. Do we still need it because we locked people into a lower social class? When will those who benefit from the 1964 act not need it anymore?

Tags: civil rights ∙ Woolworth's ∙ march in protest ∙ sit-in ∙ Civil Rights Act ∙ Crux Files

If the Civil Rights Act of 1866 had worked, there would have been a need for another in 1871, in 1875, in 1957, in 1964, a Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991.

Tags: racial discrimination ∙ religious discrimination ∙ protected groups ∙ MLK assasination ∙ privilege ∙ humans ∙ labels ∙ Civil Rights Act ∙ 1866 ∙ 1871 ∙ 1875 ∙ 1957 ∙ 1964 ∙ 1991 ∙ Voting Rights Act of 1965 ∙ Fair Housing Act of 1968 ∙ Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 ∙ stoplights ∙ 13th Amendment ∙ 14th Amendment ∙ 15th Amendment ∙ Constitution ∙ Hammurabi ∙ public accommodations ∙ fair is fair ∙ prohibition ∙ Lawrence W. Reed

I wonder too.

Tags: FindLaw ∙ 14th Amendment ∙ government ∙ public accommodations ∙ exploit ∙ beyond the law ∙ Civil Rights Act ∙ justice ∙ exceptions ∙ racist ∙ reasonable precautions