the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:allows discrimination based on race
discrimination based on color
discrimination based on national origin
discrimination based on religion
discrimination based on sex
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1991
gptkbp:applies_to gptkb:education
employment
public accommodations
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Title_IX
gptkb:Title_VI
gptkb:Title_VII
Title I
Title II
Title III
Title IV
Title VIII
gptkbp:date_enacted July 2, 1964
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:Equal_Employment_Opportunity_Commission
gptkbp:historical_significance protection of voting rights
advancement of civil rights
foundation for future civil rights movements
end of legal segregation
protection against employment discrimination
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Civil Rights Act of 1964
gptkbp:impact employment opportunities
desegregation
equal access to public facilities
gptkbp:influenced social justice movements
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:inspired subsequent civil rights legislation
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:is_criticized_for some political groups
gptkbp:is_opposed_by segregationists
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:landmark civil rights legislation
gptkbp:legacy increased awareness of civil rights issues
inspired activism for equality
set precedent for anti-discrimination laws
gptkbp:part_of American legal history
gptkbp:purpose prohibit discrimination
gptkbp:recognized_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Fair_Housing_Act_of_1968
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3