McDonald’s sued over HACER scholarship for Hispanic students, spotlighting diversity initiatives amidst legal shifts.

For example, in 1866, only a year after the war had ended ... rights legislation try to accomplish? Eric Foner: The Civil Rights Act of 1875 is the last major piece of Reconstruction legislation.

The lawsuit alleges that the program violates Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, a Civil War-era law that bars ...

Congress had enacted the Civil Rights Act of 1866 largely in response to perceived Southern oppression of the freed slaves, particularly in the form of “Black Codes” enacted in the former ...

Lincoln’s successor, Democrat Andrew Johnson, vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and strongly resisted the passage of the 14th Amendment, which ensured equal rights and protections under the ...

Kristina Estle, director of the Underground Railroad Museum, wants area residents to remember and understand the cause that ...

McDonald’s HACER program is discriminatory because it is not open to students of all races, a federal lawsuit alleges.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was landmark legislation that addressed the prejudice occurring in society in the U.S. at the time. Through its 11 titles, it banned discrimination and segregation ...