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Brown v the Board of Education
- A Supreme court case which over rules separate but equal for public schools.
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Brimingham Church Bombing
*KKK blew up a church in Birmingham Ala, killing 4 kids and injuring 22 more
Shocking event helps passage of Civil Rights Act -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Federal law which outlawed major forms of discrimination against African Americans and women, including racial segregation. -
Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action is government actions to improve employment opportunities of minorities and women. First seen when President Johnson signs a law prohibiting businesses from hiring a person based upon race, sex, color, religion, etc. Employees cannot be treated any better or worse on the job as a result of their race, sex, color, or religion etc. -
Allan Bakke Supreme Court Case
A Supreme Court case which addresses Reverse Discrimination A black man with lower qulaifications for medical school was accepted before Bakke who was white. -
Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
The policy prohibited military personnel from discriminating against or harassing closeted homosexual or bisexual service members or applicants, while barring openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual persons from military service Gays/lesbians couldn’t join Officers cannot ask soldiers about their sexual orientation witnessing obvious gay/lesbian behavior Put in place in December of 1993
