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Banned racial discrimination in the defense industry and government offices.
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Ruled that segregation on interstate buses violated federal law and created an "undue burden" on interstate commerce.
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Desegregated the U.S armed forces
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Ruled that forcing african american students to sit, eat, and study in segregated facilities was unconstitutional
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Ruled that an inferior law school created by the University of Texas to serve African Americans violated their right to equal protection and ordered Herman Sweat to be admitted to University of Texas Law School
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Declared "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."
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On August 28, 1955, fourteen- year- old Emmett Till was murdered after "offending" a white women.
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Created Civil Rights Department within the Justice Department
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Prohibited discrimination in employment and most places of public accommodation on basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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Authorized federal supervision of voter registration in states and counties where fewer than half of voting age residents were registered, outlawed literacy tests.
