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13th amendment
This abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States, except as punishment for a crime, An was ratified on December 6, 1865. -
Civil Rights act of 1866
Senator Lyman Trumbull of Illinois introduced this act and this declared that all people born in the United States were U.S. citizens and they were guaranteed all equal rights. -
15th amendment
This prohibits the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous enslavement, and was ratified in 1870. -
Civil Rights of 1875
Outlawed racial discrimination in public places and employment which guaranteed African Americans equal treatment in public transportation and public accommodations and service on juries. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
This act was the first significant civil rights legislation since the reconstruction signed by President Eisenhower. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This act outlawed discrimination in public places and for jobs based on their race, sex, religion, or where they are from. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This act prohibited states from imposing qualifications to deny the right to vote because of their race -
Age discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
This is a law that protects workers who are 40 and older from age-based discrimination. The ADEA applies to hiring, firing, promotions, and other employment decisions signed by President Johnson. -
Fair housing act
this prohibited discrimination in housing based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, or familial status so that anyone could get whatever house they wanted not what people wanted them to have. -
Education amendments
This act was apart of other amendments, they included Title IX this prohibits sex discrimination in schools that receive federal funds. -
Pregnancy discrimination act
It amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to "prohibit sex discrimination on the basis of pregnancy." The Act covers discrimination "on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions -
The civil Rights restorations of 1987
This act is United States legislative act that specifies that entitles that receiving federal funds you must comply that civil rights in all of their operations -
Americans Disabilities Act
is a federal civil rights law enacted in 1990 that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities, Signed by President Bush. -
Civil Rights Act of 1991
This act helped existing civil rights legislation, primarily to address recent Supreme Court decisions that were seen as limiting the rights of employees suing their employers for discrimination, by providing stronger remedies for victims of intentional discrimination Signed by President Bush.