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Encyclopedia Virginia: Civil Rights Act of 1964

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A detailed look at the Civil Rights Act of 1964, paying particular attention to how Virginia Representative Howard W. Smith added an amendment intended to kill the act by making it cover gender discrimination as well as racial. Read about why that only made the act stronger.

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challenges to segregation, school desegregation, civil rights act of 1964, civil rights movement, equal employment opportunities commission, howard w. smith, title vi, u.s. commission on civil rights, ban on employment discrimination, comprehensive civil rights bill, women's movement
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)