CNN Fareed Zakaria GPS June 22, 2014 17:46:00
Ten days from now the united states will mark the 50th anniversary of the signing act of 1964. to me it remains one of the great puzzles and achievements of american history. the puzzle part is twofold. why did it take so long? it passed after the emancipation proclamation. and second, how did it finally get past? to get the answers, let's step back 50 years. it's hard for young people to imagine, but back then, there were restaurants and stores and cabs mostly in the south where black people were not served. there was separate water fountains for the two races. and as rosa parks made infamous...
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