Nicole Graham Major Civil Rights Measures, 1948-1965

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  • Truman's Executive Orders, 1948

    Executive Order 9981 is an executive order issued on July 26, 1948 by U.S. President Harry S. Truman. It expanded on Executive Order 8802 by establishing equality of treatment and opportunity in the Armed Services for people of all races, religions, or national origins.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1957

    The act marked the first occasion since Reconstruction that the federal government undertook legislative action to protect civil rights. Although influential southern congressman whittled down the bill's initial scope, it still included a number of important provisions for the protection of voting rights.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1960

    The Civil Rights Act of 1960 was 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 or actually vote.

  • JFK's Executive Orders, 1962

    Order issued by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and recognizes the rights of federal employees to bargain with management. It established a broad government-wide labor relations policy for the first time.

  • Twenty-fourth Amendment, 1964

    Prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax. The amendment was proposed by Congress to the states on August 27, 1962, and was ratified by the states on January 23, 1964.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    A landmark piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed major forms of discrimination against blacks and women, including segregation. It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general public.

  • Voting Right's Act of 1965

    The Voting Rights act of 1965 is a landmark piece of national legislation in the United States that outlawed discriminatory voting practices that had been responsible for the widespread disenfranchisement of African Americans in the U.S.