Public Law 88-352

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Public Law 88-352 is the formal designation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a landmark U.S. federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in key areas of public life.

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Public Law 88-352 canonical 9
Pub.L. 88–352 1

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
civil rights law ⓘ
aimsTo eliminate segregation in public accommodations ⓘ
promote equal employment opportunity ⓘ
strengthen voting rights protections ⓘ
appliesTo employment ⓘ
public accommodations ⓘ
public education ⓘ
voting rights protections ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
enactedBy 88th United States Congress ⓘ
enforcedBy Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ⓘ
United States Department of Justice ⓘ
followedBy Civil Rights Act of 1968 ⓘ
Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ
hasSection Title I ⓘ
Title II ⓘ
Title III ⓘ
Title IV ⓘ
Title IX ⓘ
Title VI ⓘ
Title VII ⓘ
Title VIII ⓘ
Title X ⓘ
Title XI ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
officialName Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
precededBy Civil Rights Act of 1957 ⓘ
Civil Rights Act of 1960 ⓘ
prohibits discrimination based on color ⓘ
discrimination based on national origin ⓘ
discrimination based on race ⓘ
discrimination based on religion ⓘ
discrimination based on sex ⓘ
publicLawNumber 88-352 ⓘ
shortName Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
signingDate 1964-07-02 ⓘ
sponsorInHouse Emanuel Celler ⓘ
sponsorInSenate Hubert H. Humphrey ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 78 Stat. 241 ⓘ
subjectOf Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States ⓘ
Katzenbach v. McClung ⓘ
title An Act to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes ⓘ
topic civil rights ⓘ
racial segregation in the United States ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 1964 ⓘ

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Civil Rights Act of 1964 → legalCitation → Pub.L. 88–352 ⓘ
subject linked to: CRA 1964
linked to: Public Law 88-352
88th United States Congress → passed → Public Law 88-352 ⓘ
Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 → enactedAsPartOf → Public Law 88-352 ⓘ
subject linked to: Title I
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 → enactedAsPartOf → Public Law 88-352 ⓘ
subject linked to: Title VII