Question

The 1866 Civil Rights Act was largely ignored until another law providing anti-discriminatory protection in education, housing, and employment was passed almost 100 years later. What is this federal law?

Answer 1

Even though there was a Civil Rights Act in 1866, it was largely ignored until a century later when the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed.

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?

It made it a federal crime to discriminate against people based on the color of their skin.

This meant that in education, housing and employment, minority groups had to be given equal treatment as White people.

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