The Civil Right Act Of 1866 - 1520 Words

Racial discrimination in granting rights and privilege between the veterans of white Americans and black African American is a major issue since seventeenth century. From the very beginning of America White Americans used to treat African Americans as slaves. Slavery in the United States began soon after English colonists first settled Virginia and lasted until the passage of the Civil Right Act of 1866. The nineteenth century saw a hardening of institutionalized racism and legal discrimination against citizens of African descent in the United States. During this time, separateness, racial distinction and expressions of white domination all increased, and also the anti-black violence such as lynching and riots (Hill,†¦show more content†¦Besides discrimination in pay African Americans were always assigned to labourer works rather than combat assignments. African Americans had to face discrimination in fooding, clothing restrooms, bathrooms and even with the arms, their li fe is considered as less important than the life s of whites. Even after death their families and their children s were kept away from the compensation or other rehabilitating and readjustment policies. American Civil war was fought from 1861-1865 by the African American against the white Americans to attain freedom from slavery. After the conclusion of the civil war the Thirteenth Amendment of the constitution was ratified in 1865,near about 4 million slaves were freed, the Fourteenth Amendment (1868) granted citizenship to African Americans, and Fifteenth Amendment (1870) granted them voting right. African Americans want to fight, are anxious to fight but only on the same footing as the rest. They want an equal chance from start to finish rising up to highest possible place by merit. After the World War II the social and economic difference between the white and black increased. The GI bill powered whites upward class mobility after the war. The readjustment benefits of the GI bil l underwrite a massive shift of white men from working class job to the professional and managerial occupations. By 1955 veterans had substantially higher incomes, more liquid assets, and were more