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Civil Rights Act may refer to several acts of the United States Congress, including:
Civil Rights Act of 1866, extending the rights of emancipated slaves by stating that any person born in the United States regardless of race is an American citizen
Civil Rights Act of 1871, prohibiting race-based violence against African Americans (see also Enforcement Acts, three Acts in 1870–71)
Civil Rights Act of 1875, prohibiting discrimination in "public accommodations", which was found unconstitutional in 1883 as Congress could not regulate conduct of individuals
Civil Rights Act of 1957, establishing the Civil Rights Commission
Civil Rights Act of 1960, establishing federal inspection of local voter registration polls
Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin by federal and state governments as well as public places
Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, creed, and national origin
Civil Rights Act of 1990, a bill that would have made it easier for plaintiffs to win civil rights cases; was vetoed by President George H. W. Bush
Civil Rights Act of 1991, providing the right to trial by jury on discrimination claims and introducing the possibility of emotional distress damages, while limiting the amount that a jury could award
The CivilRightsAct of 1964 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 88–352, 78 Stat. 241, enacted July 2, 1964) is a landmark civilrights and labor...
CivilRightsAct may refer to several acts of the United States Congress, including: CivilRightsAct of 1866, extending the rights of emancipated slaves...
The CivilRightsAct of 1968 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 90–284, 82 Stat. 73, enacted April 11, 1968) is a landmark law in the United States...
Wikisource has original text related to this article: CivilRightsAct of 1866 The CivilRightsAct of 1866 (14 Stat. 27–30, enacted April 9, 1866, reenacted...
The CivilRightsAct of 1960 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 86–449, 74 Stat. 89, enacted May 6, 1960) is a United States federal law that established...
The CivilRightsAct of 1875, sometimes called the Enforcement Act or the Force Act, was a United States federal law enacted during the Reconstruction...
The civilrights movement was a social movement and campaign from 1954 to 1968 in the United States to abolish legalized racial segregation, discrimination...
The CivilRightsAct of 1991 is a United States labor law, passed in response to United States Supreme Court decisions that limited the rights of employees...
The Bane Act (California Civil Code § 52.1.), also known as the Tom Bane CivilRightsAct, is a civil code in California Law that forbids people from interfering...
The CivilRightsAct of 1990 was a bill that, had it been signed into law, would have made it easier for litigants in race or sex discrimination cases...
The CivilRights Restoration Act of 1987, or Grove City Bill, is a United States legislative act that specifies that entities receiving federal funds must...
Commission on CivilRights (CCR) is a bipartisan, independent commission of the United States federal government, created by the CivilRightsAct of 1957 during...
subject to criticism. During Reconstruction, Congress had passed the CivilRightsAct of 1875, which entitled everyone to access accommodation, public transport...
Jews played an important role in the American civilrights movement, forming alliances with African American leaders and organizations. Jewish individuals...
Civilrights leaders are influential figures in the promotion and implementation of political freedom and the expansion of personal civil liberties and...
Carolina, began a filibuster intended to prevent the passage of the CivilRightsAct of 1957. The filibuster—an extended speech designed to stall legislation—began...
Civilrights movements are a worldwide series of political movements for equality before the law, that peaked in the 1960s.[citation needed] In many situations...
This is a timeline of the civilrights movement in the United States, a nonviolent mid-20th century freedom movement to gain legal equality and the enforcement...
National CivilRights Museum is a complex of museums and historic buildings in Memphis, Tennessee; its exhibits trace the history of the civilrights movement...
William P. Rogers, after the CivilRightsAct of 1957 created the head office of Assistant Attorney General for CivilRights (AAG-CR; appointed by the president...
ratified the 1866 Act in 1870. In 1871, they passed the US CivilRightsAct of 1871, also known as the Klan Act. In 1875, the CivilRightsAct of 1875 became...
The CivilRights Memorial is an American memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, created by Maya Lin. The names of 41 people are inscribed on the granite fountain...
Act of 1871 (17 Stat. 13), also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act, Third Enforcement Act, Third Ku Klux Klan Act, CivilRightsAct of 1871, or Force Act of...
Trumbull, the author of the CivilRightsAct, as well as President Andrew Johnson, agreed, asserting that both the CivilRightsAct and the 14th Amendment...
Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private...
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