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Constitutional amendment ratified in 1964 to outlaw the poll tax
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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.
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Eisenhower’s presidency and was the act that kick-started the civil rights legislative programme that was to include the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
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Enabled federal judges to appoint referees to hear persons claiming that state election officials had denied them the right to register and vote.
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President John F. Kennedy signed with the authority to basically strip the Federal Reserve Bank of its power to loan money to the United States Federal Government at interest.
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Law that made discrimination illegal in a number of areas, including voting, schools, and jobs
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Law aimed at reducing the barriers that prevented African Americans from voting, in part by increasing the federal government's authority to register voters.
