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  2. Civil Rights Act of 1968 - Wikipedia

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    The Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Pub. L. 90–284, 82 Stat. 73, enacted April 11, 1968) is a landmark law in the United States signed into law by United States President Lyndon B. Johnson during the King assassination riots.

  3. Civil right acts in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Civil Rights Act of 1968 prohibits discrimination in sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, creed, and national origin. The Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 specifies that recipients of federal funds must comply with civil rights laws in all areas, not just in the particular program or activity that received federal funding.

  4. Category:Civil Rights Acts - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. ... Civil Rights Act of 1968; Civil Rights Act of 1990; Civil Rights Act of 1991; E.

  5. Architectural Barriers Act of 1968; Bostock v. Clayton County –— a landmark United States Supreme Court case in 2020 in which the Court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees against discrimination because of their sexual orientation or gender identity; Civil Rights Act of 1866 [3] Civil Rights Act of 1871 [4]

  6. Civil Rights Movement Archive - Wikipedia

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    In recognition of its education and research role, CRMA has been added to the African American Civil Rights Network of the National Park Service. [7] [8] In 2019, CRMVet changed its name to "Civil Rights Movement Archive" and in 2020 it incorporated as a California non-profit. It has also applied to become a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. [1]

  7. 90th United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    President Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1968 Main article: List of United States federal legislation § 90th United States Congress April 4, 1967: Supplemental Defense Appropriations Act , Pub. L. 90–8 , 81 Stat. 8

  8. King assassination riots - Wikipedia

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    This came right to the neighborhoods across the country. This was civil rights getting personal. The assassination and subsequent riots quickly revived the bill. [38] [39] [27] [40] On April 5, Johnson wrote a letter to the United States House of Representatives urging passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which included the Fair Housing Act ...

  9. History of civil rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The House passed the legislation on April 10, less than a week after King was murdered, and President Johnson signed it the next day. The Civil Rights Act of 1968 prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, and national origin. It also made it a federal crime to "by force or by the ...