The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88–352, 78 Stat. 241, enacted July 2, 1964) is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws...
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The Civil Rights Act of 1875, sometimes called the Enforcement Act or the Force Act, was a United States federal law enacted during the Reconstruction...
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The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress since the Civil Rights Act of 1875. The...
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Wikisource has original text related to this article: Civil Rights Act of 1866 The Civil Rights Act of 1866 (14 Stat. 27–30, enacted April 9, 1866, reenacted...
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The Civil Rights Act of 1960 (Pub. L. 86–449, 74 Stat. 89, enacted May 6, 1960) is a United States federal law that established federal inspection of local...
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B. Johnson during the height of the civil rights movement on August 6, 1965, and Congress later amended the Act five times to expand its protections...
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Housing Act, which was meant as a follow-up to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (This is different legislation than the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968...
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legislation that authorized oversight and enforcement of civil rights laws. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned all discrimination based on race, color, religion...
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subject to criticism. During Reconstruction, Congress had passed the Civil Rights Act of 1875, which entitled everyone to access accommodation, public transport...
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the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement. Eds. Collier. Thomas, Bettye and V.P. Franklin. (New York: NYU press, 2001), 83–91. "Civil Rights Act of 1964". Archived...
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2018. "Civil Rights Act of 1964Zwebsite=Finduslaw.com". Retrieved October 30, 2014. Loevy, Robert. "A Brief History of the Civil Rights Act of 1964". Retrieved...
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1964 Monson Motor Lodge protest was part of a series of events during the civil rights movement in the United States which occurred on June 18, 1964,...
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were monumental, legally prohibiting racial discrimination and securing voting rights for...
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Civil rights leaders are influential figures in the promotion and implementation of political freedom and the expansion of personal civil liberties and...
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Carolina, began a filibuster intended to prevent the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. The filibuster—an extended speech designed to stall legislation—began...
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segregation and previously supported the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and 1960, Goldwater opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, saying it was unconstitutional. Democrats...
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as upscale lodging that catered to a black clientele. After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned segregated businesses, Bailey believed he needed to improve...
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Opportunity Commission was founded in 1964 as a corollary to the Civil Rights Act passed by congress in 1964. The act was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson...
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Montgomery marches; and the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, and Fair Housing Act of 1968, marked significant milestones...
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Governor Paul B. Johnson Jr. told Mississippians to disobey the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Ultimately, Goldwater won Mississippi with a 74.28 point margin...
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The Civil Rights Memorial is an American memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, created by Maya Lin. The names of 41 people are inscribed on the granite fountain...
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post–civil rights era is defined as the time period in the United States since Congressional passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act...
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On June 21, 1964, three Civil Rights Movement activists, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Micheal Schwerner, were murdered by local members of the Ku...
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protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which made discrimination based on race, religion, sex, national...
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proposed legislation that would later become the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Expressing civil rights as a moral issue, Kennedy moved past his previous...
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the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the Civil Rights Act of 1960, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968...
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1996 California Proposition 209 (redirect from California Civil Rights Initiative)
contracting, and public education. Modeled on the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the California Civil Rights Initiative was authored by two California academics...
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Eyes on the Prize (redirect from Eyes On The Prize: America's Civil Rights Years)
Prize: America's Civil Rights Movement is an American television series and 14-part documentary about the 20th-century civil rights movement in the United...
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The Iowa Civil Rights Commission is the state agency that enforces the Iowa Civil Rights Act of 1965, Iowa's anti-discrimination law. Kristen Stiffler...
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the 1965 Voting Rights Act. All the Way (2016), focusing on Lyndon B. Johnson's successful attempt to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. An American Girl...
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