Civil Rights Act, 1964 | Records of Rights

To enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States 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.

Civil Rights Act 1964

Signed into law on July 2, 1964, the Civil Rights Act outlawed segregation in businesses and public places like restaurants, schools, and parks and banned discriminatory practices in employment.

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