Legislative · Federal
Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaws segregation and employment discrimination
- Direction
- +2 — major benefit to Freedmen
- Force
- 1.00 — enacted, vetoed, or final
- Status
- Decided
- Date
- 1964-07-02
Why this rating
Signed July 2, 1964, the Civil Rights Act outlawed discrimination in public accommodations, public facilities, and employment. Rated +2: a direct, material, large-scale restoration and expansion of the lineage's civil and economic rights, with force of federal law.
Summary
Signed July 2, 1964, the Civil Rights Act outlawed discrimination in public accommodations, public facilities, and employment. Rated +2: a direct, material, large-scale restoration and expansion of the lineage's civil and economic rights, with force of federal law.
Sources
- Civil Rights Act (1964) — National Archives — official record · primary · historical
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