Civil Rights Act of 1991
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Laws, Acts, Legislation
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: November 7, 1991
Article abstract: The act restores equal-opportunity law to its status before 1989, the year in which several Supreme Court decisions weakened two decades of legal precedents.
Summary of Event
The Civil Rights Act of 1991 has been described as among the most sweeping civil rights laws to be passed by Congress. In response to several adverse decisions by the Supreme Court, Senators Edward M. Kennedy and John C. Danforth jointly sponsored the Civil Rights Act of 1991, which was drafted with the objective of overturning these decisions. President George...
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