jan 26, 1968 - CONTEXT: Race Relations Act 1968

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The second Race Relations Act, intended to improve upon the first Act in 1965.

"The Race Relations Act 1968 was the second in a family of three laws on race relations in Britain.
It was intended to strengthen Britain's first-ever race relations legislation, passed in 1965, which made it illegal to discriminate in any place of public resort, such as hotels or cinemas."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/26/newsid_3220000/3220635.stm

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