Legacies and Impact of Racial Segregation

LEGACIES AND IMPACT OF RACIAL SEGREGATION AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE 1964 AND 1965 CIVIL RIGHTS AND VOTING RIGHTS ACTS
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Question: What are the legacies and impact of racial segregation after the passage of the 1964 and 1965 Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts?
Introduction
Racial segregation has been depicted differently but with similar perceptions before and after the Voting Rights and Civil Rights Acts. The discussion will entail events, legacies, and impacts of racial segregation. Racial segregation was influenced positively and negatively with the passage of the Civil and Voting Rights whereby there were increased voter numbers over the years, resistance from White segregationists, and more movements and programs by African Americans.
Legacies
According to Alan Brinkley's book, the 'Brown Decision' was a significant milestone in Civil rights. The court rejected the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision and declared racial segregation in schools unconstitutional. The white supremacists did not expect such as ruling, and the passage of the Civil and voting rights led to more hatred despite being constitutional. For instance, Brinkley has portrayed Elizabeth Eckford's photo as she is being jeered on her way to Little Rock Central School by white students. Such behaviors characterize the legacy of the Civil Rights impacts on the population. The riots that followed the ruling led to President Eisenhower's response of sending troops to maintain peace at the school. The Montgomery case of Rosa Parks also followed, setting a legacy for the Civil Rights Movement. Park's discriminatory case led to changes in the transport system by the elimination of racially segregated coaches. This ruling presented a foundation for Civil Rights movements to ensure equal representation of African Americans in the criminal justice system. After the rights’ passage, there was an increase in representation from more education access and public representation through voting.[Alan Brinkley, John M. Giggie, and Andrew Huebner, The Unfinished Nation: a Concise History of the American People, 8th ed. (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education, 2016), 696.] [Alan Brinkley, John M. Giggie, and Andrew Huebner, The Unfinished Nation: a Concise History of the American People, 8th ed. (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education, 2016), 697.]
Brinkley has also emphasized the legacy of the Great Society programs aimed at eradicating racial injustices and poverty. Notably, the programs in the 1960s led to increased federal spending to facilitate economic growth. Despite weakened popularity in the 1970s, the programs reduced hunger in America significantly, as equality measures were being implemented.[Alan Brinkley, John M. Giggie, and Andrew Huebner, The Unfinished Nation: a Concise History of the American People, 8th ed. (New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education, 2016), 712.]
Youth movements also characterized the 1960s after passage of the voting and Civil rights. These movements originated from New York High School Union that held various demands. According to Brinkley, the youth cultures were based on cultural and social aspects of the constitutional changes on discrimination. The youth cultures left a legacy for political transfor...