HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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Civil Rights Act
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Homestead Act
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Voting Rights Act
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Indian Removal Act
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Detailed explanation-1: -An expansion of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1968, popularly known as the Fair Housing Act, prohibits discrimination concerning the sale, rental, or financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, and sex.
Detailed explanation-2: -It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting. This “act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution” was signed into law 95 years after the amendment was ratified.
Detailed explanation-3: -Through its 11 titles, it banned discrimination and segregation based on race, religion, natural origin, and sex in employment and in all public places, such as schools, hotels, restaurants, churches, and hospitals. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 also led to other civil rights laws over subsequent years.
Detailed explanation-4: -TITLE I: Voting Rights. Barred unequal application of state voter registration requirements for federal elections. TITLE II: Public Accommodations. TITLE IV: Desegregation of Public Education. TITLE VII: Equal Employment Opportunity. TITLE VIII: Registration and Voting Statistics.