Our partners at Stacker compiled a list of 50 essential civil rights speeches using resources including BlackPast, TED, American RadioWorks, the Obama Foundation, and various other media and ...

President Trump revoked a 1965 rule that prohibited federal contractors from discriminating against employees or job ...

In the speech, excerpted below ... that legislation was passed after his death and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Civil rights leaders meet with President John F.

Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 sought to address systemic racism and prejudice that permeated American society at the time. It was the result of years ...

President Trump issued a sweeping executive order revoking decades of diversity and affirmative action practices in federal government. Why it matters: This takes the current pushback on diversity, ...