Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ904818
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
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Cloture Motion to Cease Debate on 1964 Civil Rights Bill
Potter, Lee Ann
Social Education, v74 n6 p288-291 Nov-Dec 2010
In this article, the author examines the practice of the filibuster, using as the featured document the signed cloture motion in the Senate for an end to the filibuster to block the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The accompanying teaching activities enable teachers to introduce their classes to the history and practice of the filibuster. (Contains 1 note.)
Descriptors: United States History, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Federal Legislation, Debate, Speeches, Class Activities
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Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Civil Rights Act 1964
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