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Public Service and the Still-Relevant Causes of the Civil Rights Era

New York Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. tribute at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Jan. 15, 2024. (Lev Radin/ ...

Responses Coming from the Civil Rights Movement - PBS

In the 1960s, many African Americans in Oakland, CA felt that the city's police officers were quick to take violent measures against black suspects and very ...

How Elected Officials Impact Your Civil Liberties | ACLU of Arkansas

Set county budgets to allocate resources to elections – including increasing the number and accessibility of polling places and paying poll workers. Some Quorum ...

Local Protest and Federal Policy: The Impact of the Civil Rights ...

Despite the targeting of local businesses and institutions, at times the federal government responded to movement demands, often pressuring politicians and ...

State and Local Government Civil Rights... - Law Books

Buy State and Local Government Civil Rights Liability, 2024 ed. (Liability Prevention Series) at Legal Solutions from Thomson Reuters.

Deprivation Of Rights Under Color Of Law - Department of Justice

For the purpose of Section 242, acts under "color of law" include acts not only done by federal, state, or local officials within their lawful ...

A Long Struggle for Freedom > Civil Rights Era (1950–1963)

1938), one of the unofficial leaders of the Nashville sit-ins, and Mayor Ben West (1911–1974) describe a confrontation occurring on April 19, 1960, on the steps ...

Milestones Of The Civil Rights Movement | American Experience - PBS

The city and state, however, insisted that bus drivers continue to enforce Jim Crow laws. A Federal District Court then ruled that segregation on the buses was ...

Public Civil Rights | U.S. Department of the Interior

Any person who believes that he/she has been discriminated on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability in any program or activity ...

Lawmakers renew push to hold federal officials accountable for civil ...

Lawmakers renew push to hold federal officials accountable for civil rights violations ... local officials, including police officers, to ...

Our Mission - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

holding public briefings, issuing press releases, making information publicly available on our Web site, and providing a complaint referral service to promote ...

Legal Highlight: The Civil Rights Act of 1964

In response, all three branches of the federal government--as well as the public at large--debated a fundamental constitutional question: Does the ...

Civil Rights & Equal Opportunity | CITY OF KANSAS CITY

CREO protects our residents against discrimination in employment and public accommodations by investigating discrimination claims and enforcing civil rights ...

Federal Civil Rights Statutes - FBI

Acts under "color of any law" include acts not only done by federal, state, or local officials within the bounds or limits of their lawful authority, but also ...

Civil Rights Division - Department of Justice

The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, created in 1957 by the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, works to uphold the civil and ...

Civil Rights Leaders | NAACP

W.E.B. Du Bois, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other civil rights heroes offer lessons and insights as we continue their important work.

Mayor's Commission on Human Rights and Community Relations

The commission investigates alleged incidents of discrimination and tries to mediate settlements between affected parties. The commission acts as a clearing ...

The Civil Rights Movement | U.S. History Primary Source Timeline

Martin Luther King, Jr. Little Rock school integration crisis After the Brown v. Board, Supreme Court decision, state and local officials in a number of states ...

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

(f) The term "employee" means an individual employed by an employer, except that the term "employee" shall not include any person elected to public office in ...

Know Your Rights | Protesters' Rights | ACLU

The First Amendment protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest. However, police and other government officials are allowed to place ...