Mostly…

 Not legislation, but order by the President Truman  Military desegregated

 During the Eisenhower administration  Goal was to increase African American voting in the South  Gave federal courts power to register African American voters  It was too complicated and was ineffective, but set the precedent for later legislation

 Johnson proposes federal legislation to improve quality of life for all Americans  It addressed many aspects of life and called for a “War on Poverty”  It ultimately failed due to the cost of the program and funding the Vietnam War

 Required companies to pay women the same wages as men for the same work

 Prohibited any poll tax in elections for federal officials

 Prohibited discrimination based on color, race, ethnic origin:  In hotels  In restaurants  At places of employment doing biz w/ the fed gov’t or interstate commerce Show Birmingham Protest Vid  Simply put – it ended segregation

 Increased federal power over voting  Led to increase in number of African American voters  Ended poll taxes  Suspended literacy tests Show Bloody Sunday Vid

 Signed by President Johnson  Required federal contractors to increase their minority employees by actively recruiting them  It has been mostly phased out  Very controversial

 Banned sex discrimination in schools  Guaranteed girls the same opportunities as boys  Helped women earn higher degrees, compete in sports, and get education jobs