In 1945, the state of California outlawed discrimination on the basis of sex with the passage of the Fair Employment Practices Act. This legislation aimed to promote equal employment opportunities regardless of gender, making California one of the first states to take such action before the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted.
It outlawed racial discrimination for many businesses in 1964. In the case of Heart of Atlanta Hotel v. United States (1964), the Supreme Court ruled that the Interstate Commerce Clause meant that the federal government and Congress could force businesses to follow the Civil Rights Act of 1964, in this particular case because it affected housing for those traveling from state to state. This effectively denied a business the ability to discriminate against any potential customers on the basis of their race.
Utah
The New State Constitution was successful during Reconstruction. It made the southern states write new laws that outlawed slavery. former slaves feared less of the southern states.
Slaves who were in the process of escaping slavery utilized the underground railroad, which was actually a route of safe houses and clandestine means of travel to get to a state where slavery had been outlawed.
Minnesota
Hawaii & Wisconsin
There are no state laws in Alabama which prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
There are no state laws in Arizona which prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
There are no state laws in Arkansas which prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
There are no state laws in Florida which prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
There are no state laws in Idaho which prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
There are no state laws in Kansas which explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
There are no state laws in Kentucky which explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
There are no state laws in Mississippi which explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
There are no state laws in Missouri which explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
There are no state laws in Nebraska which explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
There are no state laws in Oklahoma which explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.