History of Multicultural Education

  • The Civil Rights Act becomes law.

    The Civil Rights Act becomes law.
    It prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion or national origin. Even though there is discrimination going on in some places, this Civil Rights Act is important basis which makes possible United States to be called "Land of the freedom".
  • The Equality of Educational Opportunity Study

    The Equality of Educational Opportunity Study
    The event facilitated the availability of equal educational opportunities to children of different race, color, religion, and national origin.
  • Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm

    Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm
    An first African American woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress, who did not want to be remembered as the first black woman who went to Congress, but wanted to be remembered as a woman who fought for change in the 20th century.
  • Dr. Martin Luther King assassination

    Dr. Martin Luther King assassination
    The great pastor who did lead the black rights movement, was killed by Jame Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee, on Thursday, April 4, 1968.
  • The Equal Educational Opportunities Act is passed.

    The Equal Educational Opportunities Act is passed.
    The entry was focused on students who wanted to get higher education in colleges and universities with equal educational opportunities without discrimination.
  • United States Supreme Coruts' Case LAU v. NICHOLS

    United States Supreme Coruts' Case LAU v. NICHOLS
    The Chinese American students who were living in San Francisco, claimed that they are not receiving any help for their inability to speak English to be educated equally. And, Supreme Courts of United States stated that Chinese students should be treated with equality among the schools.
  • Refugee Education Assistance Act was signed by President Jimmy Carter

    Refugee Education Assistance Act was signed by President Jimmy Carter
    An act to provide general assistance to local educational agencies for the education of Cuban and Haitian refugee children.
  • Introducing Windows 1.0

    Introducing Windows 1.0
    The Microsoft introduced the new system Windows 1.0. Rather than typing MS-DOS commands, you just can easily move a mouse to point and click your way through screens. With this start, this OS continues upgrading to next stages, and it contributes to make people all over the world possible to connect each other globally.
  • Immigration Act of 1990

    Immigration Act of 1990
    The immigration Act of 1990 was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush. It provides five distinct employment based visas, categorized by occupation. "It is opening "front door" to increased legal immigration" by George Bush.
  • Professor James Banks' book

    Professor James Banks' book
    The book, Multicultural Education: Transformative Knowledge and Action was published. The book is about multicultural education, knowledge transformation, liberation, and human freedom in US society. And the book contributed to the growing body of scholarship regarding multiculturalism in education.