Civil Rights Act of 1964
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that outlawed segregation and major forms of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, fundamentally reshaping American civil rights protections.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T51952 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Civil Rights Act of 1964 Context triple: [Southern Democrats, opposedPolicy, Civil Rights Act of 1964]
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A.
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first major U.S. civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, aimed primarily at protecting African Americans’ voting rights and establishing a federal Civil Rights Division in the Justice Department.
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B.
Civil Rights Act of 1866
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established citizenship and equal civil rights for all persons born in the United States, particularly protecting the rights of formerly enslaved people after the Civil War.
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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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D.
Fair Housing Act of 1968
The Fair Housing Act of 1968 is a landmark U.S. law that prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, color, religion, sex, and later other protected characteristics.
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E.
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education is the landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning the “separate but equal” doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Civil Rights Act of 1964 Target entity description: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that outlawed segregation and major forms of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, fundamentally reshaping American civil rights protections.
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A.
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first major U.S. civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, aimed primarily at protecting African Americans’ voting rights and establishing a federal Civil Rights Division in the Justice Department.
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B.
Civil Rights Act of 1866
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established citizenship and equal civil rights for all persons born in the United States, particularly protecting the rights of formerly enslaved people after the Civil War.
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C.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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D.
Fair Housing Act of 1968
The Fair Housing Act of 1968 is a landmark U.S. law that prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, color, religion, sex, and later other protected characteristics.
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E.
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education is the landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning the “separate but equal” doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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civil rights legislation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | CRA 1964 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
employers with 15 or more employees (Title VII)
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employment agencies ⓘ labor organizations ⓘ |
| authorizes |
U.S. Attorney General to file suits to enforce desegregation
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withholding of federal funds from discriminatory programs ⓘ |
| bans |
employment discrimination by covered employers
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segregation in public accommodations ⓘ segregation in public facilities ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution
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Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
linked to:
Fourteenth Amendment
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| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| effectiveDate | 1964-07-02 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 88th United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Civil Rights Act of 1968
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linked to:
Fair Housing Act of 1968
Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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linked to:
United States government
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| legislativeHistoryContext |
Civil Rights Movement
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linked to:
American civil rights movement
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| locationOfSigning | White House ⓘ |
| longTitle |
An Act 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
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linked to:
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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| precededBy |
Civil Rights Act of 1957
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Civil Rights Act of 1960 ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| prohibitsDiscriminationOnBasisOf |
color
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national origin ⓘ race ⓘ religion ⓘ sex ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Pub.L. 88–352 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1964-07-02 ⓘ |
| subject |
civil rights
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education equality ⓘ employment discrimination ⓘ public accommodations ⓘ racial segregation ⓘ voting rights ⓘ |
| title |
Title I – Voting Rights
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Title II – Public Accommodations ⓘ Title III – Desegregation of Public Facilities ⓘ
linked to:
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title IV – Desegregation of Public Education ⓘ Title IX – Intervention and Removal of Cases ⓘ Title VI – Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs ⓘ
linked to:
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VII – Equal Employment Opportunity ⓘ
linked to:
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VIII – Registration and Voting Statistics ⓘ Title X – Community Relations Service ⓘ Title XI – Miscellaneous ⓘ |
| upheldByCourtCase |
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States
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Katzenbach v. McClung ⓘ |
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Subject: Civil Rights Act of 1964 Description of subject: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that outlawed segregation and major forms of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, fundamentally reshaping American civil rights protections.
Referenced by (110)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States
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challengedProvision
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Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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linked to: Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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longTitle
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An Act 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
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linked to: Civil Rights Act of 1964
linked to: Civil Rights Act of 1964
linked to: Civil Rights Act of 1964
subject linked to:
Children's Crusade
linked to: Civil Rights Act of 1964
Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
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relatedTo
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Civil Rights Act of 1968
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linked to: Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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partOfSeries
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Titles I–XI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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linked to: Civil Rights Act of 1964