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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. 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]

  5. The Civil Rights Act gave way to reform, but flaws in the ...

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    While we acknowledge the additional steps forward following the Civil Rights Act of 1964's passage, including the Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the ...

  6. East L.A. walkouts - Wikipedia

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    Carlos R. Moreno – who participated in the Camp Hess Kramer conference – went on to study law and eventually became a judge for the Supreme Court of California. [5] The student actions of 1968 inspired later protests that used similar tactics, including the 1994 student walkouts against California Proposition 187, the 2006 student walkouts ...

  7. Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. - Wikipedia

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    Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co., 392 U.S. 409 (1968), is a landmark United States Supreme Court case which held that Congress could regulate the sale of private property to prevent racial discrimination: "[42 U.S.C. § 1982] bars all racial discrimination, private as well as public, in the sale or rental of property, and that the statute, thus construed, is a valid exercise of the power of ...

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

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    The civil rights movement (1896–1954) was a long, primarily nonviolent series of events to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all Americans. The era has had a lasting impact on American society – in its tactics, the increased social and legal acceptance of civil rights, and its exposure of the prevalence and cost of racism .

  9. EPA to investigate California State Water Board for alleged ...

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    The State Water Board, which has not yet had an opportunity to formally respond, will provide information to the EPA “to demonstrate that the board has complied with all civil rights laws ...