Policy Description
Public Law 88-352 – July 2, 1964, or better known as The Civil Rights Act of 1964, was designed ”to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes” (U.S. EEOC, n.d.). The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was set in place to protect the rights of individuals against forms of discrimination …show more content…
There is history dating back to 1640, highlighting instances of inequality amongst African Americans prior to the segregation era. In 1875, a Civil Rights Act passed to guarantee the protection of rights for African Americans; protection that grants equal treatment in public transportation and accommodations. While this Act does not directly relate to employment, it does mark the transition of law proposals, and a turn in history for African Americans and their basic rights as an American citizen. The pattern of segregation and discrimination continued despite executive orders and policies in local and state governments. The Executive Order 9980 in 1948 instituted fair employment implementation and prohibited inequity in civilian agencies. Executive Order 10308 in 1951 followed this order in its enforcement of prohibition against employment discrimination by firms with the creation of the Committee on Government Compliance. Furthermore, a year before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted, The Equal Pay Act of 1963 required employers to ensure all employees were paid equally for equal work, regardless of their identity. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a reformulation and reauthorization of several executive orders and policies seeing as minority groups continued to advocate for a federal EEO law. The political and social struggle for economic advance, equality, and nondiscrimination is a struggle dating back hundreds of years; a struggle in which the proposed outcomes were not guaranteed or
Public Law 88-352 – July 2, 1964, or better known as The Civil Rights Act of 1964, was designed ”to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes” (U.S. EEOC, n.d.). The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was set in place to protect the rights of individuals against forms of discrimination …show more content…
There is history dating back to 1640, highlighting instances of inequality amongst African Americans prior to the segregation era. In 1875, a Civil Rights Act passed to guarantee the protection of rights for African Americans; protection that grants equal treatment in public transportation and accommodations. While this Act does not directly relate to employment, it does mark the transition of law proposals, and a turn in history for African Americans and their basic rights as an American citizen. The pattern of segregation and discrimination continued despite executive orders and policies in local and state governments. The Executive Order 9980 in 1948 instituted fair employment implementation and prohibited inequity in civilian agencies. Executive Order 10308 in 1951 followed this order in its enforcement of prohibition against employment discrimination by firms with the creation of the Committee on Government Compliance. Furthermore, a year before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted, The Equal Pay Act of 1963 required employers to ensure all employees were paid equally for equal work, regardless of their identity. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a reformulation and reauthorization of several executive orders and policies seeing as minority groups continued to advocate for a federal EEO law. The political and social struggle for economic advance, equality, and nondiscrimination is a struggle dating back hundreds of years; a struggle in which the proposed outcomes were not guaranteed or