Economic Opportunity Act of 1964

Even though both a woman’s and her child’s health were at risk, it did not matter because they were African American and therefore less worthy of being treated as normal people. It was not until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that public facilities were desegregated under Title III of this Act which “provides all individuals the right to equal use of public facilities” (US Legal). This type of segregation has long been abolished. In the twentieth-first century everybody is equal. The United States…

trying to stop black oppression but also to bring the country together no matter if they were white, black, or any other race. The movement brought two groups of people that wouldn’t ever meet in America. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Fair Housing Act of 1968 finally ended the legal sanctions to Jim Crow…

told me that because of this incident I was losing my position with the company and that I should not file for unemployment as he would fight me on it. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, title VII states that any act of discrimination on the bases of race, color, religion, sex or national origin is illegal. Title VII also prohibits acts of retaliation. Another type of sexual harassment is know as a hostile work environment. In 1986 the Supreme Court recognized that a hostile work environment is…

that occurred when attempting to purchase a house, or apartment. Thus, the Fair Housing Act of 1968, also referred to as Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act, was created to combat the racial disparities when it came to renting, or purchasing…

For example, Booker T. Washington encouraged African Americans to take a step back from their efforts to achieve equality by focusing on their economic gains, rather than violently fighting. This resulted in an increased amount of passive aggressive movements, such as those from Medgar Evers and Jackie Robinson, rather than taking part in loots, mobs, and arson. W.E.B. Bu Bois advocated for a consequential…

is that of legislation. Women’s rights groups have strongly been fighting for the development of clear policies and definitions against sexual harassment. They have also fought for harsher punishment for those who have participated in this horrible act. There has also been a strong push for women who have been forced out of their jobs due to this occurring to them to be able to receive unemployment as compensation for not being able to go back into their original workplace. As a third social…

people were encouraged and started making plans to expand slavery into all of the western states. This action made tension grown and helped to start the Civil War. A little further ahead in history, came the Civil Rights Act of 1875. A biracial Congress passed the Civil Rights Act. It protected all Americans no matter what race they were in public places like restaurants, theaters, and public transportation like buses and trains. It also protected the right to serve on juries. If you…

president of the United States, he urged for a civil rights bill to be passed. Therefore, in 1964 the Civil Right Act was passed by President Lyndon Johnson who carried out Kennedy’s plans for a civil rights reform after his assassination. This act ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. The passing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act also enforced many other laws that were previously placed. Brown vs. Board…

Sunday, March 8th, 1964, when Senator Hubert Humphrey appeared on the NBC news program Meet the Press to discuss the civil rights bill, many African Americans had hope that something was about to change. Since 1937, several Southern senators had prevented eleven civil rights bills from coming up for a vote in the Senate. But now, the civil rights bill had been approved by the House of Representatives and was sent to the Senate to be debated. For four months, February to June of 1964 legislators…

harassed and possible ways to solve the problem (possibly having them transferred). If reporting the abuse to the harasser’s supervisors doesn’t work, it may be time to file a complaint. To file a complaint, you must contact either the Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC). Your company is not allowed to retaliate against you for filing a sexual harassment complaint. Be aware that there are time restrictions on filing sexual harassment…