Civil Rights Act of 1964
Public Need
Society before this act was very divided, everyone belonged to a group. It either be the poor African Americans, rich white men, housewives or religious groups. We were not a united nation during this period of time. It was very unfair for everyone except the white men of the United States. People other than them were discriminated for their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Which made it made it harder for them to get a Job since they were not white nor men and don’t believe in what they do. Making them fight ten times harder to supply food for their families, a stable place to live in and all because of who they are.
Even the schools where people learned abilities that will be with them
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This prevented discrimination by who received federal funds. If an agency doesn’t abide by this specific provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 it will lose all of its federal funding and may have to refer the situation to the Department of Justice for appropriate legal action. Upset individuals might file complaints with the government agencies that provided the funds to them, or they might file suit for relief in federal court. Title VI on its own does not allow intentional discrimination. However, the majority of the funding agencies have rules putting into effect Title VI that bans recipient practices that have the effect of discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national …show more content…
It ended the trend of unequal application of voter registration requirements. Public accommodations were not off limit to those of the other race or sex. It was for anybody who needed those accommodations including public facilities. It banned governments from denying access to public facilities, for instance, public swimming pools, parks, and libraries because of race, color, religion or national origin. There were no more signs saying “ Whites ONLY” it was for everyone. Also, they stopped discrimination in the workplace and stated above there were potentially severe penalties if found guilty of discrimination. This is how Congress attempted to fix the problem of discrimination by this