Civil Rights Restoration Act
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, Discrimination, Prejudice
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: March 22, 1988
Article abstract: Recipients of federal financial assistance are obligated by nondiscriminatory requirements in all respects, not merely in activity aided by federal funds.
Summary of Event
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 mandated that federal funds could not be used to support segregation or discrimination based on race, color, or national origin. The law did not affect a number of other civil rights problems, however. At Cornell University’s School of Agriculture, for example, women could not gain admission unless their entrance exam scores...
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