Although the 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution were intended to secure African American rights after the Civil War, they had never been fully realized. It was only after years of highly publicized demonstrations, marches, and violence that American political leaders acted to enforce and secure those rights. Two significant laws, the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, were among the Civil Rights Movement’s most important achievements. African American women lobbied strongly for their passage. Although the 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution were intended to secure African American rights after the Civil War, they had never been fully realized. It was only after years of highly publicized demonstrations, marches, and violence that American political leaders acted to enforce and secure those rights. Two significant laws, the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, were among the Civil Rights Movement’s most important achievements. African American women lobbied strongly for their passage.

Although the 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution were intended to secure African American rights after the Civil War, they had never been fully realized. It was only after years of highly publicized demonstrations, marches, and violence that American political leaders acted to enforce and secure those rights. Two significant laws, the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, were among the Civil Rights Movement’s most important achievements. African American women lobbied strongly for their passage. Although the 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution were intended to secure African American rights after the Civil War, they had never been fully realized. It was only after years of highly publicized demonstrations, marches, and violence that American political leaders acted to enforce and secure those rights. Two significant laws, the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, were among the Civil Rights Movement’s most important achievements. African American women lobbied strongly for their passage.