PUNDIT JAWAHARLAL NEHRU Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian statesman(14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) who was the first and longest-serving Prime Minister of India‚ from 1947 until 1964. One of the leading figures in the Indian independence movement‚ Nehru was elected by the Indian National Congress to assume office as independent India’s first Prime Minister‚ and re-elected when the Congress Party won India’s first general election in 1952. As one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement
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Raton‚ Terry and Silverman alleging the supervisors had created a sexually hostile atmosphere by touching‚ remarking‚ and commenting. Faragher asserted that this conduct constituted discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 1986 the City adopted a sexual harassment policy‚ however the policy did not reach the Marine Safety Section where Faragher worked. Faragher did not make any formal complaints against
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The Eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus is the homeland of two distinct peoples: the Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots. Their relationship is not one of a majority and minority‚ but one of equal partnership. The Turkish Cypriots speak Turkish‚ are Muslims and share the culture of their motherland‚ Turkey. The Greek Cypriots‚ on the other hand‚ speak Greek‚ are Orthodox Christians and profess the culture of their motherland Greece. After more than 300 years of Turkish rule‚ the island came under
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Issue: Can Mrs. Ledbetter‚ the plaintiff‚ bring a salary discrimination suit under the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when the unequal pay is received during the statutory limitations period of 180 days‚ but the pay is the consequence of the discriminatory salary decisions that occurred before the limitations period? Facts: Lilly Ledbetter was one of the very few female supervisors at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plant in Gadsden‚ Alabama‚ and she worked at that plant for nineteen
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controversial. There were protests both for and against. The ruling encouraged and supported African Americans to challenge other forms of segregation. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a necessary follow-up and gave power to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The 1964 Civil Rights Act removed poll taxes but it did not secure or guarantee African Americans access to vote. Local officials in many parts of the country still created additional barriers for African Americans the right to vote . The Voting Rights
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inevitably be needed for ecological models or to understand what makes N. kraussianus such a successful species. Literature review The Knysna Estuary is found on the South coast of South Africa roughly 241 kilometers from Port Elizabeth (Benson and Maddocks 1964). The site of collection for this study will be around the marshy environments around Thesen Island and the sandy
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Institutions and Civil Liberties Celia De Camargo HIS/311 January 16‚ 2013 Miguel Lopez Institutions and Civil Liberties 1964 – Civil Rights Act Based on the power of Congress to regulate commerce‚ The Civil Right Act of 1964 gives the right to all persons to equal access to public establishments such as hotels‚ restaurants‚ theaters‚ bars and many others. The Act prohibits discrimination in voting. It also prohibits discrimination in promotion‚ hiring and salaries of employees of medium
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At the University of Michigan‚ in Ann Arbor‚ in May 1964‚ President Lyndon B. Johnson represented the United States with a speech at the graduation exercises. “Johnson’s agenda was based on his vision of what he called “the Great Society‚” the name by which the agenda became popularly known.” The wealth of our nation should be used to raise the quality and advance American civilization‚ along with the elimination of poverty and racial injustice. The federal government should use their resources
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wrote from jail towards a group of white clergymen who criticized the Birmingham demonstrations. Document 28-3 comes from a speech‚ “The Civil Rights Movement: Fraud‚ Sham and Hoax”‚ given by the governor of Alabama‚ George C. Wallace‚ on July 4‚ 1964 in Atlanta‚ Georgia. He gave the speech to express his hard-lined opposition to racial change. In Document 28-2‚ Marin Luther King Jr. calls out a group of white clergymen for their statement that called the present activities of demonstrations
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included non-violent methods such as sit-ins‚ demonstrations in Birmingham‚ and the March on Washington‚ yet even though the protesters were persistent and used non-violent methods to accomplish this early goal‚ much of America still refused to listen. In 1964‚ the Civil Rights Act outlawed segregation in public accommodations‚ which was monumental to the Civil Rights Movement because it shattered the Jim Crow system. The year after‚ the Voting Rights Act was passed which prohibited racial discrimination
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