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Trumans Executive Orders, 1948
Executive orders are official documents, numbered consecutively, through which the President of the United States manages the operations of the Federal Government. -
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was introduced in 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. -
JFK's Executive Orders, 1962
In 1962, President Kennedy signed an executive order giving public-employee unions the right to collectively bargain with federal government agencies. -
Twenty Fourth Amendment, 1964
prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax. The amendment was proposed by Congress to the states on August 27, 1962, and was ratified by the states on January 23, 1964. -
Civil Rights Act of 1960
The 1960 Civil Rights Act introduced penalties to be levied against anybody who obstructed someone’s attempt to register to vote or someone’s attempt to actually vote. A Civil Rights Commission was created. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
was a landmark piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed major forms of discrimination against blacks and women, including racial segregation. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965, grew out of both public protest and private political negotiation. Starting in 1961, CORE joined SCLC in staging nonviolent demonstrations in Georgia, and Birmingham. They hoped to attract national media attention and pressure the U.S. government to protect Black's constitutional rights.
