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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. [7] It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements, racial segregation in schools and public accommodations, and employment discrimination. The act ...
Executive Order 11246, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, was an executive order of the Article II branch of the United States federal government, in place from 1965 to 2025, specifying non-discriminatory practices and affirmative action in federal government hiring and employment.
Civil Rights Act of 1990 - sought to ease requirements for plaintiffs in civil rights litigation. Passed by Congress but vetoed by President George H.W. Bush . Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act (2021–22), a proposed act to investigate potential reparations for slavery in the United States ...
Providing for transfer to the Attorney General of certain functions Under section 707 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended June 30, 1978 103 12069 Relating to certain positions in level IV of the Executive Schedule June 30, 1978 104 12070 Adjustment of cost of living allowances June 30, 1978 105 12071
The events drew public attention to Black citizens' plight and paved the way for landmark laws, including the Civil Rights Act, signed on July 2, 1964, by then-President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Providing for the coordination by the Attorney General of enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 September 24, 1965 121 11248 Placing certain positions in levels IV and V of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule October 10, 1965 122 11249
During his presidency from 1977 to 1981, Carter worked to implement civil rights-era policies and laws and made a record number of Black appointments to his administration, including the first ...
In 1975, when the backlog reached more than 100,000 charges to be investigated, President Gerald Ford's full requested budget of $62 million was approved. A "Backlog Unit" was created in Philadelphia in 1978 to resolve the thousands of federal equal employment complaints inherited from the Civil Service Commission.