Civil Rights Act Of 1964 Dbq Essay

On July 02, 1964 , Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibited against people discriminating against another because of their skin color , so everybody was treated equally. L.B.J he became president after John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22nd, 1963 and L.B.J took office the next day. He finished what J.F.K wanted and signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Political means some did it for votes or for something and principle means the person did something because it was the right thing to do. Why did L.B.J sign it was, it a political decision or was it a principle decision? These are reasons why he signed the Civil Right Act of 1964 for votes or to help him with his reputation. Document B could be both Political and Principle decision , because he knew about the polls ,but nobody knows if he was doing it to get more votes for president (political) or if he was doing the civil rights act because it was the right thing to do (Principle). Also in Document D he signed the civil rights act of 1957 and it was watered-down. Based on his past behavior ,it only says he signed this bill only because he wanted the votes because he would get more votes if he did sign the bill than didn’t. Document E could be both Political and

Document A is definitely principle because he took a job in a Mexican American school in the first place which shows concern for them. Also he said “ I saw it in their eyes,” which shows he had compassion for the children. When he was signing the bill for the civil right act of 1964 he was probably thinking about how it would help the Mexican- American student he taught back in Cotulla , Tx. Again, document B could be both Political and Principle decision , because he knew about the polls ,but nobody knows if he was doing it to get more votes for president (political) or if he was doing the civil rights act because it was the