Justice
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Events and legislation targeted toward legal equity, righting wrongs, balancing societal practices with individual rights, and/or ensuring equitable outcomes.
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July 26 … Executive Order 9981, signed by President Harry S. Truman on July 26, 1948, was a landmark decision…
July 28 … The Negro Silent Protest Parade of 1917 — commonly referred to as the Silent Parade or Silent…
August 6 … The Voting Rights Act of 1965, a landmark piece of civil rights legislation that sought to eliminate…
August 6 … The Confiscation Act of 1861 was a landmark piece of legislation during the American Civil War that…
August 21 … On August 21, 1831, Nat Turner and six companions began the Southampton Insurrection — also known as…
August 28 … The March On Washington for Jobs and Freedom — or the Great March On Washington — was…
August 30… The Second Morrill Act of 1890 was a transformative piece of legislation that significantly shaped higher education in…
September 9 … The Civil Rights Act of 1957 marked a crucial legislative effort to address racial discrimination in voting…
September 18 … The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was one of the most controversial laws in American history, strengthening…
September 22 … The Emancipation Proclamation — officially Proclamation 95 — was a pivotal wartime decree that reshaped the moral…
September 24 … The Little Rock Nine were nine African American students whose courage in integrating a previously all-white high…
September 29 … Cooper v. Aaron was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that reaffirmed…