Civil Rights Act of 1964

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf federal law
gptkbp:allows discrimination based on race
discrimination based on color
discrimination based on national origin
discrimination based on religion
discrimination based on sex
gptkbp:amends gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1991
gptkbp:appliesTo education
employment
public accommodations
gptkbp:celebrates Civil Rights anniversaries
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:established gptkb:Equal_Employment_Opportunity_Commission
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Civil Rights Act of 1964
gptkbp:impact desegregation of schools
equal employment opportunities
desegregation of public places
protection against sexual harassment
protection against retaliation
gptkbp:includes Title I
Title II
Title III
Title VII
Title IV
Title VI
Title VIII
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:inspiration subsequent civil rights legislation
gptkbp:isPartOf civil rights legislation
American_legal_history
gptkbp:ledTo gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:opposedBy Dixiecrats
some_Republican_lawmakers
gptkbp:recognizedBy historical significance
Supreme_Court_cases
gptkbp:relatedTo social justice
civil rights
equality
human rights
discrimination laws
gptkbp:resultedIn increased voter registration
legal challenges to segregation
greater workplace diversity
cultural_shifts_in_America
gptkbp:signature gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:NAACP
gptkb:Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee
gptkbp:yearEstablished July 2, 1964