CRA 1964

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United States federal statute civil rights law

CRA 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal civil rights law that outlawed segregation and major forms of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Aliases (1)

Civil Rights Act of 1964 ×49

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute → civil rights law →
abbreviation	EEOC →
aimsTo	eliminate segregation → promote equal opportunity →
appliesTo	employers with a minimum number of employees →
chamberInvolved	United States House of Representatives → United States Senate →
congressNumber	88th United States Congress →
considered	landmark civil rights legislation →
country	United States of America →
dateEnacted	1964-07-02 →
enforcedBy	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission →
establishes	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
legalCitation	Pub.L. 88–352 →
mainProvision	prohibition of discrimination in employment → prohibition of discrimination in federally assisted programs → prohibition of discrimination in public accommodations → strengthening of voting rights enforcement mechanisms →
outlaws	discrimination in programs receiving federal financial assistance → employment discrimination by covered employers → racial segregation in public accommodations →
passedBy	United States Congress →
presidentAtSigning	Lyndon B. Johnson →
prohibitsDiscriminationOnBasisOf	color → national origin → race → religion → sex →
relatedCaseLaw	Griggs v. Duke Power Co. → Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States → Katzenbach v. McClung →
shortName	CRA 1964 →
signedBy	Lyndon B. Johnson →
subjectMatter	civil rights → education desegregation → employment law → public accommodations →
title	Title I → Title II → Title III → Title IV → Title IX → Title VI → Title VII → Title VIII → Title X → Title XI →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Civil Rights Act of 1964 →	alsoKnownAs
Civil Rights Act of 1964 →	shortName