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Legislation Timeline
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Truman's Executive Orders, 1948
Executive Order 9981, signed by President Truman on July 26, 1948, forbade discriminating against military personnel because of race, color, religion, or national origin. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Congress's first civil rights legislation since the end of Reconstruction, established the U.S. Justice Department as a guarantor of the right to vote. The act was a presidential response to the political divisions that followed the Supreme Court's 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, ending official racial segregation in the public schools. -
Civil Rights Act of 1960
The Civil Rights Act (1960) enabled federal judges to appoint referees to hear persons claiming that state election officials had denied them the right to register and vote. -
JFK's Executive Orders of 1962
Discrimination in housing was another civil rights issue in the 1960’s. Many blacks lived in poor areas. Most banks, realtors, and homeowners would not sell nicer homes in white neighborhoods to blacks. Blacks were stuck living in poor areas. In 1960, a Civil Rights commission report said 57% of all non-white housing was below standards. Kennedy’s Executive Order #11063 tried to correct the black housing problem in 1962 by banning racial discrimination in housing. -
Civil Right Act of 1964
omprehensive U.S. law intended to end discrimination based on race, colour, religion, or national origin. It guarantees equal voting rights (Title I); prohibits segregation or discrimination in places of public accommodation. -
Twenty-Fourth Amendment of 1964
The 24th Amendment to the US Constitution is ratified. It abolishes poll tax, which was used as a means of preventing african americans from voting -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1965 to ensure the voting rights of African Americans.
