Question

Discuss any four significant features of the American Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Answer 1

The four significant features of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 were as follows:

1. It ended segregation in public places, including transportation and restaurants.
2. It prohibited discrimination in the workplace on the basis of national origin, skin color, sex, or religion.
3. They stopped separating black and white students in public schools and let African Americans join any public school they wanted.
4. Some rules governing African Americans’ voting rights were strengthened to ensure that those rights could be exercised freely and fairly, without any difference.