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1994 European Campaign against Racism "All different, All equal" begins
1985 French government adopts equal electoral system 1982 Federal Equal Rights Amendment fails 3 states short of ratification 1982 Equal Rights Amendment goes down to defeat 1980 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regulates sexual harassment 1979 Bowie Kuhn orders baseball to give equal access to female reporters 1975 Lowell W. Perry confirmed as chairman of Equal Opportunity Comm 1973 U.S. Supreme Court approves equal rights to females in military 1972 Congress approves Equal Rights Amendment (never ratified) 1963 200,000 demonstrate for equal rights in Washington, D.C. 1963 John F. Kennedy signs law for equal pay for equal work for men and women 1963 Equal Pay Act enacted 1962 House passes bill requiring equal pay for equal work regardless of sex 1961 Equal access rule, political parties get TV broadcasting time 1961 75,000 Flemings demand equal rights and Flemish language in Belgium 1961 Spain accept equal rights for men and women 1954 Supreme Court unanimously rules on Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education reversed 1896 "separate but equal" Plessy Vs Ferguson decision 1953 Lynn Whitfield, Baton Rouge, actress, Josephine Baker, Equal Justice 1950 New York City bus fare rises to 10 cents equal to subway fare, combo fare at 15 cents 1932 Yankees 4th straight shutout to equal record set by Cleveland and Boston 1929 June O'Dell, deputy CEO, Equal Opportunities Commission 1923 Baroness Platt of Writtle, British CEO, Equal Opportunities Comm 1921 New rules of language assumed, equal rights Flemings/Walen Belgium 1919 Dutch 2nd Chamber accord for equal Christian-public education 1884 Equal Rights Party nominates female candidates for President and Vice President 1866 American Equal Rights Association forms 1864 Congress rules Black soldiers must receive equal pay 1796 General Salicetti orders equal rights for Jews of Bologna Italy 1789 French National Meeting declares all citizens equal under law 1787 Boston blacks, petition legislature for equal school facilities 1620 41 pilgrims land in Massachusetts, sign Mayflower Compact (just and equal laws) |
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