Paul Sharits (1943-1993)

1968       Civil Rights Act bans racial discrimination in housing and real estate in the United States of America.

1965       Voting Rights Act attempts to ensure equal voting rights by placing Federal observers at polls.

1964       Most comprehensive Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of color, race, religion, or nationality in places of public accommodation covered by interstate commerce. Schools are to be desegregated. Discrimination in employment banned on basis of race, religion, or sex.

1962       President Kennedy signs an executive order prohibiting discrimination in housing connected with Federal government programs.

1960