Jan 6, 2010

Salem on History | Civil Rights Act of 1991

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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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Salem on History | Civil Rights Act of 1991

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