What it was like to live in the United States of america in 1964. And this is not being done to shame anyone, its not being done to cause persons to have some sort of guilty reflections. This is being done so as to help us commemorate some things and celebrate some others. Its important to understand the times that we lived in. The lived i lived during these times. And id like to start with april 12, 1963, and then id like to walk us up through some events that will bring us to the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It was april 12, 1963, that dr. King was arrested in birmingham, alabama. He was there to work with others, to integrate a city that was deeply segregated. And in so doing he was informed by some members of the clergy and others that he was taking inappropriate action, he was acting too soon, that the time was not ripe for what he was doing in birmingham, alabama. As a result of being there and protesting, dr. King was arrested. He was taken to jail, stayed in jail fo