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Equality in the United States w/ Race & BLM

By aaliyahhernandez01
  • Ending Military Segregation

    Ending Military Segregation

    President Truman signed executive order 9981, ending segregation in the United States Armed Forces.
  • Ending Segregation

    Ending Segregation

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 superseded all state and local laws requiring segregation.
  • Voting Rights of 1965

    Voting Rights of 1965

    President Lyndon Johnson signed this, it would remove any and all discriminatory voting practices that were adopted in many southern states after the Civil War.
  • Fair Housing Act 1968

    Fair Housing Act 1968

    This banned discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of a property.
  • The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972

    The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972

    Gave the EEOC the authority to sue in federal courts when it finds reasonable cause to believe discrimination has taken place.
  • Equal Credit Opportunity Act

    Equal Credit Opportunity Act

    This prohibited discrimination by creditors against applicants on the basis of race with respect to any aspect of a credit transaction.
  • Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act

    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act

    This law requires the U.S. Sentencing Commission to increase penalties for hate crimes.
  • Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act

    Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act

    This allows for criminal cases of violent crimes committed against African Americans before 1970 to be re-opened.