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Landmark Civil Rights Legislation

Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Public Law 90-202, December 15, 1967
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/society/landmark/agedact.pdf

Americans with Disabilities Act
Public Law 104-327, July 26, 1990
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

Civil Rights Act of 1964
Pub. L. 88-352, July 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 241 (Title 28, Sec. 1447; Title 42, Sec. 1971, 1975a-1975d, 2000a et seq.)
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/civilr19.htm

Civil Rights Act of 1991
Public Law 102-166, Nov. 21, 1991, 105 Stat. 1071
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/civil91.htm

Equal Credit Opportunity Act
Public Law 94-239, March 23, 1976
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/society/landmark/ecact.pdf

Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1964
Public Law 92-261, March 24, 1972
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/society/landmark/eeoact.pdf

Equal Pay Act of 1963
Public Law 94-239 June 10, 1963
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/society/landmark/equalpay.pdf

Fair Housing Legislation
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/society/landmark/fairhsg.pdf

Indian Civil Rights Act
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/society/landmark/indian.pdf

Older Americans Act of 1965
Public Law 89-73, July 14, 1965
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/society/landmark/oldamact.pdf

Pregnancy Discrimination Act
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/society/landmark/pregact.pdf

Voting Rights Act of 1965
Public Law 90-202, August 6, 1965
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/society/landmark/vrights.pdf

Voting Technologies in the United States
Congressional Research Service, January 11, 2001
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/society/landmark/votetech.pdf

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