Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national... Wikipedia

• Long title:  An Act to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States of America to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes.
• Enacted by:  the 88th United States Congress
• Effective:  July 02, 1964
• Public law:  88-352
• Statutes at Large:  78 Stat. 241
• Acts amended:  Civil Rights Act of 1957, Civil Rights Act of 1960
• Titles amended:  Title 42: Public Health and Welfare
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo