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The original Equality Act was developed by U.S. Representatives Bella Abzug (D-NY) and Ed Koch (D-NY) in 1974. The Equality Act of 1974 (H.R. 14752 of the 93rd Congress) sought to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and marital status in federally assisted programs, housing sales, rentals, financing, and brokerage ...
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 voter registration polls and introduced penalties for anyone who obstructed someone's attempt to register to vote.
Although acts of racial discrimination have occurred historically throughout the United States, perhaps the most violent regions have been in the former Confederate states. During the 1950s and 1960s, the nonviolent protesting of the civil rights movement caused definite tension, which gained national attention.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 January 2025. Landmark U.S. civil rights and labor law This article is about the 1964 Civil Rights Act. For other American laws called the Civil Rights Acts, see Civil Rights Act. Civil Rights Act of 1964 Long title An Act to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the ...
Massachusetts Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Initiative; CROWN Act (2022) Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act. CROWN Act (2023) Minnesota CROWN Act (2023) Montana Montana Constitution, Article II, §4 (1973) Nebraska Nebraska Constitution, Article I, §30 (2008) CROWN Act (2021) Nevada Nevada Constitution, Article 1, Section 24 (2022)
Historians describe two waves of feminism in history: the first in the 19 th century, growing out of the anti-slavery movement, and the second, in the 1960s and 1970s. Women have made great ...
The 1964 Act was passed to end discrimination in various fields based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in the areas of employment and public accommodation. [162] [163] The 1964 Act did not prohibit sex discrimination against persons employed at educational institutions. A parallel law, Title VI, had also been enacted in 1964 to ...
July 2 – Civil Rights Act of 1964 [34] signed, banning discrimination based on "race, color, religion, sex or national origin" in employment practices and public accommodations. [ 35 ] August – Congress passes the Economic Opportunity Act which, among other things, provides federal funds for legal representation of Native Americans in both ...