It may be difficult for younger generations to understand the idea of ​​discrimination and the turmoil our country once faced in its efforts to end the intolerant treatment of our compatriots. In part, this is due to the tremendous strides our country has made since the Civil Rights Act of 1964 took effect nearly 50 years ago. Our current president is of African American descent, not only do we have women sitting on the US Supreme Court, but we also have minority justices. However, with the giant strides we have made as a country, discrimination still exists not only in our daily lives, but also in the job market. Anti-discrimination legislation has been part of our country's history for 145 years. In 1866, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act in hopes of ending inequality. This law allowed all Americans “equal benefits under all laws, regardless of race” (Bohlander, 2010). Decades later, Congress once again worked to further protect Americans from discrimination by passing the Unemployment Relief Act in 1933. Under that law, it “prohibited discrimination in employment because of race, color, or creed” (Bohlander, 2010). In 1941, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802 to ensure equal employment opportunity in World War II defense contracts (Bohlander, 2010). Even with these three laws, discrimination was still widespread. Ordinary Americans continued their fanaticism; employers continued their racist employment practices because nondiscrimination laws often failed to vest any enforcement power in the agency charged with enforcing the law. Second, the laws passed often neglected to list specific discriminatory practices or methods for their correction. Third, employers covered…half the paper…not to turn them in” (Idaho, 2007). References About us - Idaho Commission on Human Rights. (n.d.). Human Rights - Idaho Human Rights Commission - State of Idaho. Retrieved November 20, 2011, from http://humanrights.idaho.gov/about_us/about_us.htmlBohlander, G. W., & Snell, S. (2010). Human Resource Management (15th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.Laws enforced by the EEOC. (n.d.). US EEOC home page. Retrieved November 20, 2011, from http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/index.cfmStatutes. (n.d.). Idaho Legislature. Retrieved November 20, 2011, from http://legislature.idaho.gov/idstat/Title67/T67CH59SECT67-5907.htmThe Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (n.d.). National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 20, 2011, from http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/civil-rights-act/