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Major Civil Rights Measures
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Truman's Executive Orders
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
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Originally proposed by Attorney General Herbert Brownell, the Act marked the first occasion since Reconstruction that the federal government undertook significant legislative action to protect civil rights. -
Civil Rights Act of 1960
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
Kennedy signed Executive Order No. 11110 that returned to the U.S. government the power to issue currency, without going through the Federal Reserve. -
Twenty -fourth Amendment
Constitutional amendment ratified in 1964 to outlaw the poll tax. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Law that made discrimination illegal in a number of areas, including voting, schools, and jobs -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Law aimed at reducing the barriers that prevented African Americans from voting, in part by increasing the federal government's authority to register voters.
