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In the history of discrimination in the United States, the Alaska Equal Rights Act of 1945 (also known as the Anti-Discrimination Law of 1945 [1] Alaska Statutes 44.12.065) [2] was the first state or territorial anti-discrimination law enacted in the United States in the 20th century.
Alaska Alaska Constitution, Article I, §3 (1972, protecting equality on the basis of "race, color, creed, sex or national origin") Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945; CROWN Act (2022; only for public education) Arkansas CROWN Act (2023, only for public education) California: California Constitution, Article I, §8 (1879)
Pages in category "History of racism in Alaska" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... Alaska Equal Rights Act of 1945; Alaska Native ...
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 ...
Elizabeth Peratrovich (née Elizabeth Jean Wanamaker; Tlingit: Ḵaax̲gal.aat [qʰaχ.ɡʌɬ.ʔatʰ]; [1] July 4, 1911 – December 1, 1958) [2] was an American civil rights activist, Grand President of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, [3] and a Tlingit who worked for equality on behalf of Alaska Natives. [4]
ADA Amendments Act of 2008; Age discrimination in the United States; Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; Air Carrier Access Act; Alaska Equal Rights Act of 1945; Amendments to the Voting Rights Act of 1965; Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
May 1—WASHINGTON, Dc. On — Wednesday, RSC House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), RSC Chairman Kevin Hern (R-OK), and Rep. Pete Stauber (MN-08) released the ...
Alberta Daisy Schenck Adams (June 1, 1928 – July 6, 2009) was a teenage civil rights activist in the struggle for equality by the indigenous peoples in the United States Territory of Alaska. Her 1944 challenge to segregation practices was cited during the Territorial Legislature's proceedings in passage of Alaska's 1945 anti-discrimination ...