The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a cornerstone of U.S. civil rights law, prohibiting discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and sex. This landmark legislation outlawed segregation ...

In the event that no judge in the district is available ... Section 103(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 (42 U.S.C. 1975b(a); 71 Stat. 634) is amended to read as follows: "SEC.

On the afternoon of February 1, 1960, four college freshmen walked up to the lunch counter of a Woolworth’s department store in Greensboro, North Carolina, and changed the course of history. Joseph ...

Of course, like in all eras of American political history, Americans are also during the early Reconstruction years responding to events ... Eric Foner: The Civil Rights Act of 1875 is the ...

The 60th anniversary of the historic Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches that culminated in the passing of the landmark Voting Rights Act ... of this momentous event through virtual ...

While conservative activists praise these efforts as a return to meritocracy, left-leaning activists believe these actions ...

National Urban League president Marc H. Morial on Wednesday called President Trump's executive order dismantling federal diversity and affirmative action practices "an assault on the Civil Rights ...

U.S. Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act as Martin Luther King Jr. and others look on in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1964. (Photo courtesy of Britannica Encyclopedia / Cecil ...

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has launched an investigation into the Ithaca City School District ...

Those weighty issues include the act’s scope. A couple years ago ... a rural schoolteacher could drive home lessons surrounding the struggle for civil rights by examining events that happened in that ...

The New Orleans Public Library will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 15, when its annual Remember, Celebrate, Act MLK Day Celebration looks at civil rights and ...