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Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964  

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  • The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a watershed piece of legislation that prohibited discrimination as a result of race, color, national origin, and gender in public accommodations as well as programs and activities that received federal financial assistance. The legislation was originally called for by President John F. Kennedy in 1963 and was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2, 1964. [Source: Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education; Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964]

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