Passed by the 39th Congress — as S. Fourteenth Amendment 14 Stat. House of Representatives. Approved by the 39th Congress — as H. Fifteenth Amendment P. Approved by the 40th Congress — as S.
Gave federal courts the power to enforce the act and to employ the use of federal marshals and the army to uphold it. Passed by the 41st Congress — as H. Allowed for the appointment of election supervisors by federal circuit judges. Authorized U. Marshals to employ deputies to maintain order at polling places. Passed by the 42nd Congress — as H. Civil Rights Act of 18 Stat — Barred discrimination in public accommodations and on public conveyances on land and water. Prohibited exclusion of African Americans from jury duty.
Passed by the 43rd Congress — as H. Civil Rights Act of P. Department of Justice. Authorized the U. Attorney General to seek court injunctions against deprivation and obstruction of voting rights by state officials.
Passed by the 85th Congress — as H. Extended the Civil Rights Commission for two years. Required that voting and registration records for federal elections be preserved. Passed by the 86th Congress — as H. Outlawed discrimination in federally funded projects.
Created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to monitor employment discrimination in public and private sectors. Provided additional capacities to enforce voting rights. Extended the Civil Rights Commission for four years. Passed by the 88th Congress — as H. Voting Rights Act of P. Authorized the use of federal examiners to supervise voter registration in states that used tests or in which less than half the voting-eligible residents registered or voted.
That one passed, whereas over other hostile amendments were defeated. In the end, the House approved the bill with bipartisan support by a vote of The bill then moved to the U. Senate , where southern and border state Democrats staged a day filibuster—among the longest in U. Having broken the filibuster, the Senate voted in favor of the bill, and Johnson signed it into law on July 2, Under the Civil Rights Act of , segregation on the grounds of race, religion or national origin was banned at all places of public accommodation, including courthouses, parks, restaurants, theaters, sports arenas and hotels.
No longer could Black people and other minorities be denied service simply based on the color of their skin. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act barred race, religious, national origin and gender discrimination by employers and labor unions, and created an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission with the power to file lawsuits on behalf of aggrieved workers.
Additionally, the act forbade the use of federal funds for any discriminatory program, authorized the Office of Education now the Department of Education to assist with school desegregation, gave extra clout to the Commission on Civil Rights and prohibited the unequal application of voting requirements.
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. The Civil Rights Act was later expanded to bring disabled Americans, the elderly and women in collegiate athletics under its umbrella. It also paved the way for two major follow-up laws: the Voting Rights Act of , which prohibited literacy tests and other discriminatory voting practices, and the Fair Housing Act of , which banned discrimination in the sale, rental and financing of property.
Though the struggle against racism would continue, legal segregation had been brought to its knees in the United States. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Subscribe for fascinating stories connecting the past to the present. The civil rights movement was a struggle for social justice that took place mainly during the s and s for Black Americans to gain equal rights under the law in the United States. Johnson, aimed to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote as guaranteed under the 15th Amendment to the U.
The Civil Rights Act of prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
When it was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2, , it was a major victory for the civil rights movement in its battle against unjust Jim The civil rights movement was an organized effort by Black Americans to end racial discrimination and gain equal rights under the law. See this and other artifacts on the Interactive Texas Map. Postcard of former enslaved woman at old St. Louis Hotel Slave collar with bells Slave collar with bells Burroughs adding machine - a black adding machine with circular buttons that stick out of the metal top Burroughs Adding Machine.
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