CRA 1964

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CRA 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal civil rights law that outlawed segregation and major forms of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
civil rights law
abbreviation Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
surface form: EEOC
aimsTo eliminate segregation
promote equal opportunity
appliesTo employers with a minimum number of employees
chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
congressNumber 88th United States Congress
considered landmark civil rights legislation
country United States of America
dateEnacted 1964-07-02
enforcedBy Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
establishes Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
legalCitation Public Law 88-352
surface form: Pub.L. 88–352
mainProvision prohibition of discrimination in employment
prohibition of discrimination in federally assisted programs
prohibition of discrimination in public accommodations
strengthening of voting rights enforcement mechanisms
outlaws discrimination in programs receiving federal financial assistance
employment discrimination by covered employers
racial segregation in public accommodations
passedBy United States Congress
presidentAtSigning Lyndon B. Johnson
prohibitsDiscriminationOnBasisOf color
national origin
race
religion
sex
relatedCaseLaw Griggs v. Duke Power Co.
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States
Katzenbach v. McClung
shortName CRA 1964 self-linksurface differs
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
subjectMatter civil rights
education desegregation
employment law
public accommodations
title Title I
Title II
Title III
Title IV
Title IX
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
surface form: Title VI

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
surface form: Title VII

Title VIII
Title X
Title XI

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CRA 1964 shortName CRA 1964 self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Civil Rights Act of 1964