Abstract
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S. C.A.) (the 19 Act) likely has had the greatest transformative effect on American society of any single law. By prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, a national origin in places of public accommodation, in federally assisted programs, in employment, in schools and with respect to voting rights, this massive law has had profound effects on almost every facet of American society.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
Recommended Citation
Henry L. Chambers, Jr., Civil Rights Act of 1964, in Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States, (D. Tanenhaus ed., Macmillan 2008).