Civil Rights Act Definition

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One of the federal statutes adopted either after the Civil War (1861–1865) or in the 1950s and 1960s for the purpose of protecting and encouraging the exercise of the liberties and rights guaranteed by the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Nineteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, especially the exercise of voting rights and the prohibition of discrimination in employment, education, and public accommodations on the basis of age, color, race, religion, or sex.
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Civil Rights Act Sentence Examples

  • Chapter VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a legislative action to prevent discrimination by employers and to promote cultural diversity in the workplace.

  • The Civil Rights Act now encompasses discrimination based on pregnancy, age, and disability.

  • In 1974 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the San Francisco school system had violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by not providing English-language instruction for Chinese-speaking students.

  • Johnson signed into law Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, commonly called the Fair Housing Act.

  • The Pregnancy Discrimination Act is an amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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