
Path Towards Equality: Anti-Discrimination Acts & Most Important Supreme Court Decisions Against Racism
Pivotal Acts & Cases in Civil Rights HistoryBy U.S. Government, U.S. Supreme CourtLength22h 52m
About this audiobook
This is a unique legal collection comprised of the most important U.S. Civil Rights Acts and Supreme Court decisions considering racial discrimination. Ideals, hopes and dreams of Nat Turner, Dred Scott, Martin Luther King and many other activists who fought for equality, are built in the legislative work presented in this edition. Whether you are a law student or a person interested in civil rights and concerned about equality, "Path Towards Equality" will provide you with insight into one of the most controversial issues of the American society.
Table of Contents:
Emancipation Proclamation & Gettysburg Address (1863)
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (1865)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (1868)
Reconstruction Acts (1867-1868)
Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (1870)
Enforcement Act of 1870
The First Enforcement Act of 1871 (to enforce the rights of citizens of the United States to vote in the several States of this Union)
The Second Enforcement Act of 1871 (Ku Klux Klan Act)
Civil Rights Act of 1875
Executive Order 9981 (1948)
Voting Rights Law of 1965
Executive Order 11246 (1965)
Fair Housing Act (1968)
United States Code Title 18 Chapter 13 (1968, 1976, 1988, 1994, 2009)
The Community Reinvestment Act (1977)
Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (2007)
Case Law:
Strauder v. West Virginia (1880)
Buchanan v. Warley (1917)
Shelley v. Kraemer (1948)
Sweatt v. Painter (1950)
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Boynton v. Virginia (1960)
Heart of Atlanta Motel Inc. v. United States (1964)
Loving v. Virginia (1967)
Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. (1968)
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)
Batson v. Kentucky (1986)
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GenrePsychology, Politics and Government
Length22 hrs 52 mins
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Publish dateFeb 10, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Path Towards Equality: Anti-Discrimination Acts & Most Important Supreme Court Decisions Against Racism
56SEC. 4706. AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO ASSIST STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
2Emancipation Proclamation & Gettysburg Address (1863)
57SEC. 4707. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN HATE CRIME ACTS
3Emancipation Proclamation
58SEC. 4708. STATISTICS
4PROCLAMATION 93
59SEC. 4709. SEVERABILITY
5PROCLAMATION 93- Changed by William Seward
60SEC. 4710. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION
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6PROCLAMATION 95
61SEC. 4711. GUIDELINES FOR HATE-CRIMES OFFENSES
7Gettysburg Address
62SEC. 4712.ATTACKS ON UNITED STATES SERVICEMEN
8LEGISLATION
63SEC. 4713. REPORT ON MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCING PROVISIONS
91. Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
64CASE LAW
10An Act
651. Strauder v. West Virginia (1880)
11SECTION II
66CASE SYLLABUS
12SECTION III
67OPINION OF THE COURT
13SECTION IV
68DISSENTING OPINION- Field
14SECTION V
692. Buchanan v. Warley (1917)
15SECTION VI
70CASE SYLLABUS
16SECTION VII
71OPINION OF THE COURT
17SECTION VIII
723. Shelley v. Kraemer (1948)
18SECTION IX
73CASE SYLLABUS
19SECTION X
74OPINION OF THE COURT
20PRESIDENTIAL VETO
754. Sweatt v. Painter (1950)
21VETO OVERRIDE
76CASE SYLLABUS
223. Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (1868)
77OPINION OF THE COURT
234. Reconstruction Acts (1867-1868)
785. Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
24ACT OF MARCH 2, 1867
79CASE SYLLABUS
25ACT OF MARCH 23, 1867
80OPINION OF THE COURT
26ACT OF JULY 19, 1867
816. Boynton v. Virginia (1960)
27MARCH 11, 1868
82CASE SYLLABUS
285. Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (1870)
83OPINION OF THE COURT
296. Enforcement Acts (1870-1871)
84DISSENTING OPINION White
30ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1870
857. Heart of Atlanta Motel Inc. v. United States (1964)
31FIRST ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1871
86CASE SYLLABUS
32SECOND INFORCEMENT ACT OF 1871 (KU KLUX KLAN ACT)
87OPINION OF THE COURT
337. Civil Rights Act of 1875
88CONCURRING OPINIONS- Black
348. Executive Order 9981 (1948)
89CONCURRING OPINIONS- Douglas
359. Voting Rights Law of 1965
90CONCURRING OPINIONS- Goldberg
3610. Executive Order 11246 (1965)
918. Loving v. Virginia (1967)
37PART I- NONDISCRIMINATION IN GOVERNEMNT EMPLOYMENT
92CASE SYLLABUS
38PART II- NONDISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT BY GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS
93OPINION OF THE COURT
39PART III- NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
94CONCURRING OPINION- Stewart
40PART IV- MISCELLANEOUS
959. Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. (1968)
4111. Fair Housing Act (1968)
96CASE SYLLABUS
42Sec. 242 - Deprivation of rights under color of law
97OPINION OF THE COURT
43Sec. 243 - Exclusion of jurors on account of race or color
98CONCURRING OPINION- Douglas
44Sec. 244 - Discrimination against person wearing uniform of armed forces
99DISSENTING OPINION- Harlan
45Sec. 245 - Federally protected activities
10010. Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)
46Sec. 246 - Deprivation of relief benefits
101CASE SYLLABUS
47Sec. 247 - Damage to religious property; obstruction of persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs
102OPINION OF THE COURT
48Sec. 248 - Freedom of access to clinic entrances
103CONCURRING/ DISSENTING OPINIONS-Brennan
49Sec. 249 - Hate crime acts
104CONCURRING/ DISSENTING OPINIONS-Stevens
5013. The Community Reinvestment Act (1977)
105SEPARATE OPINIONS- White
51SEC. 4701. SHORT TITLE
106SEPARATE OPINIONS- Marshall
52SEC. 4702. FINDINGS
107SEPARATE OPINIONS- Blackmun
53SEC. 4703. DEFINITIONS
10811. Batson v. Kentucky (1986) (pt. 1)
54SEC. 4704. SUPPORT FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS BY STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS
10911. Batson v. Kentucky (1986) (pt. 2)
55SEC. 4705. GRANT PROGRAM