Quote:A few mindsets had to be changed if de-segration, equal education opportunities, etc were enforced after the Civil Rights Act was signed into law, even if it was at a slow pace. Otherwise, he Act would have never been signed into law.


Let's not forget (without going to far into politics) the Democrats were not supportive of the Civil Rights movement/Act during those times.


Here is a interesting link below that lists the detailed changes.

<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/impact.html'>http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/impact.html</a>


For the record, I believe (as I previously stated on here) institutionalized racism is still very prevalent in today's society. The difference is the climate from 50 years ago is totality different.

I don't agree that is why the act was signed as law, but I do agree though that it probably did change some mindsets after the fact. Many people, before segregation were never around people of a different race. Once segregation took place there had to be people, the rational ones anyway, that finally realized that segregation was not a bad thing, nor were people a different race from them.

 

The racial climate is light years changed from 50 years ago for sure.

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