Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
civil rights law
appliesTo activities receiving federal financial assistance
programs receiving federal financial assistance
appliesToJurisdiction United States
appliesToSector education
health care
housing programs receiving federal funds
social services
transportation
containsProvision 42 U.S.C. § 2000d
42 U.S.C. § 2000d-1
42 U.S.C. § 2000d-2
42 U.S.C. § 2000d-3
42 U.S.C. § 2000d-4
42 U.S.C. § 2000d-5
42 U.S.C. § 2000d-6
coreRequirement no person shall be denied the benefits of federally assisted programs on prohibited grounds
no person shall be excluded from participation in federally assisted programs on prohibited grounds
no person shall be subjected to discrimination under federally assisted programs on prohibited grounds
countryOfJurisdiction United States
enactedAsPartOf Public Law 88-352
enactmentDate 1964-07-02
enforcedBy U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Justice
federal funding agencies
fundingConsequence authorizes refusal to grant or continue federal financial assistance for noncompliance
authorizes termination of federal financial assistance for noncompliance
implementedThrough federal agency regulations at 34 C.F.R. Part 100 (Education)
influenced Age Discrimination Act of 1975
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
languageAccessImplication requires meaningful access for limited English proficient individuals through agency regulations
legalCitation 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.
legalEffect creates administrative enforcement mechanisms for discrimination complaints
partOf Civil Rights Act of 1964
partOfSeries Titles I–XI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
prohibits intentional discrimination in federally funded programs
prohibitsDiscriminationOnBasisOf color
national origin
race
purpose to ensure equal access to programs receiving federal financial assistance
to prevent federal funds from supporting discriminatory practices
relatedCaseLaw Alexander v. Sandoval
Lau v. Nichols
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
requires federal agencies to issue regulations implementing nondiscrimination requirements
shortTitle Title VI
signedAt White House
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson


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