Harold Wilson1965
Race Relations Act 1965 creates the first British statutory controls against racial discrimination
Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Race Relations Act 1965 creates the first British statutory controls against racial discrimination
Race Relations Act 1968 strengthens anti discrimination law in housing, employment, and public services
Race Relations Act 1976 consolidates and strengthens race discrimination law
Britain adopts the Race Relations Act with sweeping anti-racial laws, but the laws do not extend to Northern Ireland, the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) is formed to enforce the new laws banning racial discrimination
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