#CivilRightsAct

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On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, better known as the Fair Housing Act, into law.

It was the first time that Congress declared it illegal for private individuals to discriminate on the basis of race in the sale or rental of housing.

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Welcome to the 26th edition of the 2024 Richard Murray Newsletter.

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The fifty-eighth of the Cento series. A cento is a poem made by an author from the lines of another author's work. In the series I place my cento and a link to the other authors poem.

The Last Reincarnations- stageplay with the theme , beyond the grave, for Dreadful Tales

Celebrity in action- ella fitzgerald- synthography

Philly history of Black Comics

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Supreme Court Battle: Professors Fight Anti-Semitic Union's Hate Speech #antiSemiticteachersunion #CivilRightsAct #discrimination #employmentdiscriminationlaws #hatespeech #Jewishprofessors #laborunions #supremecourt #TitleVII #workplacediscrimination

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Bayard Rustin

"All social progress is difficult... so one has to be patient" - Bayard Rustin, taken from an interview with and by Paul Zwickler.

#LaborOrganizerSpotlight Bayard Rustin was a civil rights activist, an advocate for gay and lesbian rights, and close partner with Dr. King. On the anniversary of his death tomorrow, August 24th, we remember him as an individual who fought tirelessly for workers rights. Also working closely with A. Philip Randolph, Rustin helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1963 and the Voting Rights Act of 1964. In 1965, he launched and served as the executive director for the A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI), which served to forge an interracial coalition in efforts to promote racial justice and secure jobs and freedom for all Americans (Source: AFL-CIO).

Bayard Rustin also worked in collaboration with the Textile Workers Union of America, the AFL-CIO, and the Labor Theater to narrate a short production called "Contract, Contract!", a clip of which is seen above. Bayard Rustin narrates this story of the long struggle of Oneita Knitting Mill workers who fought for a contract 14 months after they won a representation election at the South Carolina textile plant. Workers tell what the union means to them in terms of human dignity, job security, wages and fringe benefits and what they learned when black and white workers joined together to fight for a union. Find the whole production in Collection #5619F.

To read more of the interview quoted at the beginning of the post, find it in Collection #7564 Phil Zwickler Papers.

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#MartinLutherKingJr #IHaveADream #LetterFromABirminghamJail #MarchOnWashington #LincolnMemorial #CivilRightsMovement #NAACP #NonviolentMovement #CivilRightsAct #VotingRightsAct #EconomicJustice #InternationalPeace #Reflection https://www.instagram.com/p/CncROonrJTG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Remembering the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing

On September 15, 1963, the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL, claimed the lives of four young girls—Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, and Denise McNair. This tragic attack came at the height of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement, galvanizing support for the struggle against racial injustice.

The outrage following this event helped pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act. This horrific act of hate shocked the nation and strengthened the fight for justice and equality. Today, we honor their memory by continuing to work for a world where love and peace triumph over hate.

#NeverForget#Birmingham1963#CivilRightsAct#ShiftTheCulture

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⚖️✍️🏾#ArtIsAWeapon

Reposted from @prismreports Sixty years have passed since 250,000 people mobilized in Washington, D.C. for the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom for Black Americans’ economic & civil rights. Created by labor unionist #APhilipRandolph & activist #BayardRustin, the march brought together Black labor advocates; unions like the @UAW; organizers; civil rights groups like the @NAACP & @sclcgkc; Black activists; & workers as a united front.

While the march was exceptional in its sheer scope & pressured then-President John F. Kennedy to push the #CivilRightsAct through Congress, there were & remain many critiques. Malcolm X called it the “farce on Washington”; #JohnLewis revised his speech after organizers asked him to tone down critiques of the Kennedy administration; #JamesBaldwin was barred from speaking because of his identity as a gay man; & no woman was included in the line-up of speakers.

In an effort to reach a wide audience, the march lacked the radical critiques of capitalism, white supremacy, & imperialism in calling for racial & economic justice. “Capitalism was built on the exploitation of Black slaves & continues to thrive on the exploitation of the poor, both Black & white, both here & abroad,” stated Dr. Martin Luther King in “The Three Evils” speech, a year before he was murdered.

In the six decades since the march, the U.S. government & the lobbying power of corporations systematically hacked away at labor power, unions, & critical workers’ rights gains. Black Americans disproportionately continue to live in a hyper-surveilled police state & are terrorized by police forces that murder with impunity.

From our on-the-ground coverage, we’ve seen how workers have been—& still are—fighting back, including the Black working class, incarcerated laborers, & Black women organizing service workers in the South.

Prism’s reporting reflects the lived realities of Black families & communities, & the fight for labor rights & everything it touches. The March Continues because it must, & we’re here to report on it. Read more about our project using the link in bio or on prismreports.org.

#MarchOnWashington #MOW60

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In response to those questioning the “value” of grad school & #education at #university :

”As a very grateful honors #student who LOVES learning & as an early admissions earner of multiple scholarships, who worked part time AND earned my masters from amazing #NYU  at a very young age - grateful for every #teacher #educator I’ve ever had the great honor of studying -

I’m cognizant that it was my PASSION & DEDICATION to my own path as an artist- that guided me through education… and while I’m always suggesting to anyone contemplating their own path- it’s your own motivation that determines much (not all) of the experiences we might have as students, as humans being, I do believe that NOW MORE THAN EVER: WE NEED AN #EDUCATED POPULACE … an #Educated #Electorate- to balance out the sheer ignorance perpetrated on our #democracy by the obvious slashing of funds for #authentic education across this nation. In observing & enduring the political conservative insanity, it’s obvious that many of us have clearly lost our minds & hearts & souls to the devilish enabling of craven greed. The only medicine for this toxin is EDUCATION. Any attempt to denigrate the PRICELESS value of a real #LIBERALARTS #EDUCATION  — YES — LIBERAL 🦋🌊🐬🏳️‍🌈🐛🎶🎬🦋 - the denigration & toxic doubt of the inestimable VALUE of the FRUITS OF #TheEnlightenment as FOUNDATION for #civilization - Is folly - as that very seed of doubt is a poison pill, enabling those who wish harm on civilization, people and our dear old Mother Earth. The #enlightenment is our foundation for the #CivilRightsAct … for #WomensRights #Votingrights & #MarriageEquality — ALL under attack by the #InferiorSupremeCourt … a #SupremeCourt so poisoned by its own inferiority complex that it is jealous of the girl who brought her to the dance : #Humanity … and SHE - needs us to stand up for her, lest we pay the tab for our own gluttonous apathy and indifference.”

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Foot Soldiers Remembrance Project

Foot Soldiers Remembrance Project

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Today we celebrate #BlackBeauty with Peggy Anne Donyale Aragonea Peugot Luna, better known as #DonyaleLuna, was an American supermodel and actress who gained popularity in Western Europe during the late 1960s, generally cited as “the first black supermodel. Largely forgotten today, Luna was one of the first women to carve the aesthetic space into which today's non-white models exist. Her mother was of African-American and European heritage, while her father was of African-American and South American Indian (Quechuan) ancestry. She didn't fit the aesthetic stereotype for what many thought of as black beauty. Her look was otherworldly, plain and simple. She was the first black model who really began to change things; to enable more diverse beauty paradigms to break through. Discovered on a Detroit street in the same year as the #CivilRightsAct, which prohibited discrimination based on race, colour, religion or national origin. Remarkably for a rookie, Luna had skipped modelling's apprenticeship stage of endless castings and rejections, and come straight in at the top! Becoming the first Black woman to grace the cover of @voguemagazine & many other prestigious publications to follow. #Zendaya recently paid tribute to Donyale in an #essencemagazine photo shoot. Such a beauty. ❤️ #thebeautyinfluencer #joytaughtme💋 #blackherstory #blackhistory #listentoblackwomen #blackbeautybloggers (at Joy University) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLrWP8gBUgC/?igshid=1twux5hcndtku

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#HighTierJigaboo #CharlesCoonBarkley Chuck being his usual self ______________⬇️ #coon #jigaboo #Facts #civilrights #civilrightsmovement #civilrightsactivist #civilrightsleader #civilrightsmuseum #civilrightsicon #civilrightshistory #civilrightsact #civilrightsarehumanrights #civilrightsleaders https://www.instagram.com/p/CFkRVmUDJs-/?igshid=zpggz6yuyll9

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#BREAKING: Rep. #JohnLewis, #civilrights icon, has died at age 80 after a monthslong battle with #cancer, a #Democratic official says. More at the link in our bio. . 📷 Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call via @gettyimages #johnlewisgoodtrouble #ripjohnlewis #civilrightsact #civilrightsmovement #BlackAmericans #blackman #civilrightsactivist #america #racisminamerica #racialinjustice #BLM https://www.instagram.com/p/CCxPV1NhYNt/?igshid=od73qum4vshs

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The Civil Rights Act was signed into law 56 years ago today, making it illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, or national origin. While we’ve come a long way as a country, it’s clear we still have work to do until EVERY AMERICAN gets the JUSTICE and EQUALITY they rightly deserve ✊🏾 #CivilRightsAct #BlackLivesMatter https://www.instagram.com/p/CCKu4ckJgk-/?igshid=17z96ruve5wlm

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Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Civil Rights and Labor Law 🇺🇸) 🔎📜🖋 #timehop #abe #potus #presidentoftheunitedstates #president #lyndonbjohnson #signed #civilrightsact #civilrightsact1964 #july2 #guest #martinlutherkingjr #civilrights #laborlaw #racialsegregation #publicaccommodations (at The White House, Washington DC) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCKmFCygo0J/?igshid=istz062vbecd

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This is all very fucked up! #Repost @hilaryament with @make_repost ・・・ A lot of people including myself have been asking questions like “How do cops keep getting away with this?” I read more on “qualified immunity” and how our courts hold our public officials to a much lower standard. It is incredibly eye opening, and tried to put together a few slides to explain. GO TO MY PROFILE FOR FOLLOW UP POST! Link in bio. JUSTIN AMASH PROPOSED A BILL TO END QUALIFIED IMMUNITY. Please write to your reps and ask them to support this. @justinamash Yes you can share thank you for spreading the info 💕 Thank you to @iamderay @samswey @mspackyetti @clintsmithiii for bringing attention to this. If you would like to read more, I highly encourage reading the @reuters study called “Shielded – For cops who kill, special Supreme Court protection” . . . . . #blacklivesmatter #blackouttuesday #podsavethepeople #reuters #policebrutality #qualifiedimmunity #clearlyestablished #policeaccountability #copswhokill #justicforgeorgefloyd #georgefloyd #nojusticenopeace #reuters #civilrightsact @appeal_news #tonymcdade #ninapop #ahmaudarbery #breonnataylor #scotus #soniasotomayor @repdianadegette #qualifiedimmunityreform #qualifiedimmunitymustgo #justiceforgeorgefloyd #excessiveforce #systematicracism #systematicoppression #endqualifiedimmunity https://www.instagram.com/p/CB5bASpH-3S/?igshid=1gavflqncp2u