After the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, the chief goal of the black civil rights movement in the South became to

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While all of the goals listed were important to the civil rights movement, the chief goal after the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 was the secure the right to vote. The act prohibited discrimination in voting, but many Southern states still employed tactics such as literacy tests and poll taxes to prevent black citizens from registering to vote or exercising their right to vote. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed to address these issues and further protect the voting rights of all citizens.

After the Passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964