CIVIL RIGHTS Commemoration, July 2, 2014 - 50 years - Marquette University Law School

CENTER CENTER MILWAUKEE | DAY 87 |  July 2, 2014, Celebrating Our History & Commissioning Our Future:  A Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was held at Marquette University Law School, Eckstein Hall.

The Civil Right Act of 1964 was signed by the 36th President, Lyndon Baines Johnson.  The landmark decision pushed forth a continuation of support for the rights and privileges of African Americans in the United States of America.  Rights and liberties that were not being honored because of the color of one's skin and rights today that require each American to stand firm in reminders.

If we pause, we can see that it has opened doors for arguments for other landmark decisions such as Roe vs Wade.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964, enacted July 2, 1964, is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United States that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general public (known as "public accommodations").

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L-R:  Retired Judge David Raasch, Mary Glass, Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC, U. S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Jocelyn Samuels, President Ralph Holman - Urban League, Dr. Tony Baez - Centro Hispano Milwaukee, Far Right:  U. S. Attorney General James Santelle (Eastern District of Wisconsin); Second Row:  Retired Judge David Raasch, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans Tribal Court, U. S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Jocelyn Samuels, Attorney James Hall Jr. - NAACP, Professor Andrew W. Kahrl - Carter G. Woodson Center for African-American and African Studies, Department of History, The University of Virginia
Bottom L-R:  Mary Glass, Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC and U. S. Attorney General James Santelle, Mary Glass and Judge Joseph Donald, Milwaukee County Court, Mary Glass and Professor Kahrl and Mary Glass with the Commemoration Sign for the Day.
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"It is so important that events that speaks to the rights and privileges of Americans are front and center.  It reminds us of our history - the efforts put forth by those in our past to make today a better place; and, how we have a responsibility to do our part.  It was an honor for me to spend eight hours of my July 2, 2014 day meeting and listening to the sponsors, speakers and collaborators, U.S. Attorney General James Santelle - Eastern Division, Ralph Holman, President/Executive Director Urban League (Milwaukee), Dr. Luis 'Tony' Baez, Executive Director, Centro Hispano Milwaukee, Attorney James Hall, Jr., President - NAACP (Milwaukee),  U. S. Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels, Retired Judge David D. Raasch, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans Tribal Court, Professor Andrew Kahrl, Carter G. Woodson Center for African-American and African Studies, Department of History, The University of Virginia, Meg Gorecki, Midwest Regional Director, Community Relations - U. S. DOJ, as well as my speaking out as a citizen-Milwaukeean and African American about civil rights," said Mary Glass, Chair/CEO, Milwaukee Professionals Association LLC.

Signage of the Commomeration
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There was also a Civil Rights tribute - Exhibits brought for sharing by Clayborn Benson, Founder, Wisconsin Black Historical Society & Museum, 2620 W. Center Street, Milwaukee, WI  53206.