Civil Rights Act Of 1964 Effects On American Society

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was an act that ended segregation in public facilities and outlawed discrimination in the workplace based on race, religion, sex, color or national origin. The bill divide and caused a change in the demographic support for both parties. The bill had twelve titles which set ranged from prohibiting state and local governments from denying access to public facilities based on race, religion, sex, color or national origin, to encouraging the desegregation of public schools and authorized the U.S. Attorney General to file sits to enforce the act.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 had numerous impacts on American Society. It made major impacts on American Society, which in my opinion the biggest was desegregation of public