AA REVISION: CONGRESS ACTS

Fair employment practice commission

1941- if wanted gov funding, needed to employ black people

14th Ammendment

1868- granted citizenship to all former slaves, equal protection under law

Main Civil Rights Act

1964- banned discrimination in public places and employment

24th amendment

1964- abolished poll taxes for federal elections

unimportant Civil Rights Act

1957

Military Reconstruction Act

1867- divided south into military districts and stationed militia

Fair Labours Standards act

1938- est. minimum wage/maximum hours, but not equal to whites

Voting Rights act

1965

13th Ammendment

1865- gave basic human rights e.g travel, worship, speech etc

Civil rights restoration act

1988- strengthened title IX and the age discrimination act, overruled the 1984 grove city vs bell

Roosevelt’s new deal

1933-38- Positive: black cabinet e.g Robert weaver, 350,000 given literacy aid. Negative: white landlords evicted black sharecroppers- 100000 lost their lands/jobs, FHA refused loans to black neighbourhoods

Equal Oppotunity act

1972- amended civil rights act and enforced by EEOC, prohibited workplace discrimination

Interracial marriage made legal

1967

15th Ammendment

1870- forbade denial of vote de jure

Fair Housing Act

1968

Social security act

1935- only covered 60% of black workers

Renewing voting rights act

1982

MLKs birthday made a public holiday

1983

1st Civil Rights act

1866