# Race Relations Act (1965)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1965-race-relations-act
Categories: main-event

Britain's first legislation specifically addressing racial discrimination outlawed discrimination in certain public places. Within the broader Postwar & Modern UK period, decolonization, welfare institutions, migration, European integration and withdrawal, devolution and social change reshaped the modern United Kingdom. This event is placed at 1965 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The act began the development of a statutory framework against racial discrimination.

## Why it matters
The act began the development of a statutory framework against racial discrimination.

Ruler at the time: [Elizabeth II](https://english-history.com/rulers/elizabeth-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Race Relations Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Race+Relations+Act&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Race Relations Act](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Race+Relations+Act)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history)
- [The National Archives — Postwar collection](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/explore-by-time-period/postwar/)