Reverend Charles E. Williams II: Never Would Have Made It Without You, Rosa Parks

Reverend Charles E. Williams II: Never Would Have Made It Without You, Rosa Parks: When most of us think of the Civil Rights movement time period, we tend to mask it in the voices of blacks and segregation. Although desegregation was a huge part of the message and focus, when you pay close attention to the civil rights act, voting rights act and the elected officials that were elected during the period of the civil rights movement, we find that it meant so much more. The Voting Rights Act outlawed major forms of discrimination regardless of racial, ethnic, nationality, religious minorities and women. The act sought protections for those who were still vulnerable to the tactics of gerrymandering, and grandfather clauses. Furthermore, the Civil Rights Act legislation negotiated and signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson sought to protect the rights of all people and creed around accommodations and housing. The great society package also crafted and promoted by Johnson were major spending programs that addressed education, medical care, urban problems and transportation. The struggle provided.