Congressional Legislation
The Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts (1866 and 1871)
These acts were attempts to further the goal of eradicating slavery.
Patterson v. McClean Credit Union
Equal Pay Act of 1963 - requires that men and women in the same organization who are doing equal work must be paid equally.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - makes it illegal for an employer to "fail or refuse to hire or discharge any individual because of the individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.