Interstate Commerce Commission enforcement order against segregation

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civil rights–related government action federal enforcement order

The Interstate Commerce Commission enforcement order against segregation was a federal directive that mandated the desegregation of interstate bus travel and related facilities in the United States, issued in response to civil rights activism such as the Freedom Rides.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil rights–related government action ⓘ federal enforcement order ⓘ
aim	to end racial segregation in interstate transportation facilities ⓘ
appliesTo	interstate bus terminals ⓘ interstate bus travel ⓘ lunch counters in interstate bus terminals ⓘ restrooms in interstate bus facilities ⓘ waiting rooms for interstate passengers ⓘ
authority	federal power over interstate commerce ⓘ
basedOn	Interstate Commerce Act ⓘ
consequence	precedent for later federal civil rights regulations ⓘ reduction of legally enforced segregation in interstate travel ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
effect	desegregation of interstate bus terminals ⓘ federal enforcement of desegregation in interstate travel ⓘ strengthening of federal role in civil rights enforcement ⓘ
enforcementMechanism	federal regulatory sanctions against noncompliant carriers ⓘ
enforces	Boynton v. Virginia ⓘ surface form: Supreme Court decision Boynton v. Virginia
historicalContext	American civil rights movement ⓘ surface form: Civil Rights Movement
historicalPeriod	early 1960s United States ⓘ
implementation	required carriers to end racially separate seating for interstate passengers ⓘ required carriers to remove segregation signs ⓘ required equal service to passengers regardless of race ⓘ
issuedBy	Interstate Commerce Commission ⓘ
legalArea	civil rights law ⓘ interstate commerce regulation ⓘ
legalStatus	binding on interstate carriers under ICC jurisdiction ⓘ
motivatedBy	Freedom Rides ⓘ civil rights activism in the early 1960s ⓘ
opposedBy	segregationist state and local authorities ⓘ
prohibits	racial segregation in interstate bus terminals ⓘ racial segregation in interstate bus travel ⓘ segregated lunch counters serving interstate passengers ⓘ segregated restrooms for interstate passengers ⓘ segregated waiting rooms for interstate passengers ⓘ
regulates	interstate bus carriers ⓘ rail carriers engaged in interstate commerce ⓘ
relatedTo	Boynton v. Virginia ⓘ Freedom Rides ⓘ surface form: Freedom Riders Interstate Commerce Act anti-discrimination provisions ⓘ
rightProtected	equal access to interstate transportation facilities regardless of race ⓘ
scope	interstate rather than intrastate travel ⓘ
supportedBy	Robert F. Kennedy ⓘ surface form: Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy Kennedy administration ⓘ

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Freedom Rides → hasConsequence → Interstate Commerce Commission enforcement order against segregation ⓘ