Civil+Rights+act+of+1964

The **Civil Rights Act of 1964** was an act that outlawed unequal registration laws for voting and racial segregation in public(schools, workplaces, and facilities that served the general public). Before the Civil Rights Act was sign by president Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. Black, and white people could not be together. Since that the white and the black didn't have equal opportunities in the United States. This act became known nation-wide and had an impact on people all over the world. The act required that all citizens be gauranteed equal protection and equal voting rights. Therefore, the main goal of the act was to end discrimination segregation. The bill contained prohibitions that concentrated on equality for all races,ethnicities, and gender. The civil rights act of 1964 also encouraged and influenced other acts, or movements, such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, and even the Fair housing Act of 1968.