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Legislation Timeline
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Trumans Executive Orders
On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed this executive order establishing the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services, committing the government to integrating the segregated military. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was introduced in Eisenhower’s presidency and was the act that started the civil rights legislative program that was to include the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. -
Civil Rights Act of 1960
This act help prevent any interfeirence with peoples votes. If anyone was caught obsctucting someone while registering at the poll, Civil Rights Act of 1960 was enforced -
JFK's Executive Orders, 1962
Executive Order was issued by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and recognizes the rights of federal employees to bargain with management. -
Twenty-fourth Amendment
The 24th Amendment prevents Congress to be allowed to have poll tax. This helped out mostly the Southern states. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The 1964 Civil Rights Act made racial discrimination in public places, such as theaters, restaurants and hotels, illegal. It also required employers to provide equal employment opportunities. Projects involving federal funds could now be cut off if there was evidence of discriminated based on colour, race or national origin. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This act gave the right to all African Americans to vote.
