Dec 16, 2009

Salem on History | Civil Rights Restoration Act

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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, 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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Salem on History | Civil Rights Restoration Act

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Summary of Event

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