The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was Legislation outlawing discrimination in public accommodations and employment on the basis of race, skin, color, sex, religion, or national origin.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was responsible for outlawing segregation across the country, and for also banning discrimination in hiring processes based on sex, religion or race. While initially passed in 1964, the bill was added upon in the years following to clarify and strengthen the effect of the bill.
