Civil Rights Act of 1968
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAn Act to prescribe penalties for certain acts of violence or intimidation, and for other purposes.
Nicknames
  • Indian Civil Rights Act
  • Indian Bill of Rights
  • Fair Housing Act
  • Housing Rights Act
  • Open Housing Act
  • Anti-Riot Act
  • Federal Anti-Riot Act
  • Rap Brown Act
  • Rap Brown Law
  • Civil Obedience Act
  • Stokely Carmichael Act
Enacted bythe 90th United States Congress
EffectiveApril 11, 1968
Citations
Public law90-284
Statutes at Large82 Stat. 73
Codification
Titles amended
  • Title 18—Crimes and Criminal Procedure
  • Title 25—Indians
  • Title 42—Public Health and Welfare
Legislative history
  • Introducedin the House as H.R. 2516 by Emanuel Celler (D–NY) on January 17, 1967
  • Committee considerationby Judiciary
  • Passed the Houseon August 16, 1967 (327–93)
  • Passed the Senateon March 11, 1968 (71–20) with amendment
  • House agreed to Senate amendmenton April 10, 1968 (250–172)
  • Signed into lawby President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1968
Major amendments
  • Section 1983
  • Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
  • Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988
  • Housing for Older Persons Act
United States Supreme Court cases
  • Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co., 392 U.S. 409 (1968)
  • Hunter v. Erickson, 393 U.S. 385 (1969)
  • Kennerly v. District Court, 400 U.S. 423 (1971)
  • Trafficante v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 409 U.S. 205 (1972)
  • Curtis v. Loether, 415 U.S. 189 (1974)