Article: Icons of African American protest; trailblazing activists of the civil rights movement; 2v.(Brief article)(Book review)

Article: Statement on the 45th Anniversary of the Civil ...
Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents;  July 2, 2009 ;     508 words ... ... and justice for all. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended legal discrimination ... the color of their skin. The Civil Rights Act was born during Freedom Summer ... given potential. But while the Civil Rights Act opened doors of freedom and ...

Article: Civil Rights Commission endorses Civil ...
PR Newswire;  June 28, 1990 ;     700+ words ... ... of Congress in drafting the Civil Rights Act of 1990," and "urges Congress ... modifications. In a statement on the Civil Rights Act of 1990, the commission said ... report examines provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1990 from both a legal and ...

Article: Contractors assess impact of Civil Rights law. ...
Building Design & Construction;  February 1, 1992 ;     700+ words ...The Civil Rights Act of 1991, signed by President Bush ... awards. The damages specified in the Civil Rights Act will also apply to persons discriminated ... by the new law. Commenting on the Civil Rights Act's significant broadening of damages ...

Article: Peaceful protesting during the civil rights ...
New Moon;  September 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. helped organize a civil-rights protest that took the form of a massive march on Washington ... congresspeople alike. In 1964, President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, prohibiting discrimination based on race, color ...

Article: Civil Rights Act of 1990 potentially ...
PR Newswire;  February 27, 1990 ;     700+ words ... ... 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Civil Rights Act of 1990 would constitute a massive ... very nature of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Originally intended ... bring civil rights cases, the Civil Rights Act of 1990 (CRA) "rejects the ...

Article: Listening to the civil rights ...
The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide;  November 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... right thing, resulting in path-breaking laws like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. TIMING Although ... decision as the first significant national victory of the Civil Rights Movement, it's instructive to look to World War II ...

Article: Civil Rights Act of 1964
Dictionary of American History;      700+ words ...CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. Congressional concern for civil rights diminished ... Court's 1883 decision in the Civil Rights Cases holding the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional. In 1957, Congress, under ...