Civil Rights Act of 1964

Cultural  

1. A federal law that authorized federal action against segregation in public accommodations, public facilities, and employment. The law was passed during a period of great strength for the civil rights movement, and President Lyndon Johnson persuaded many reluctant members of Congress to support the law.

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Example Sentences

His advocacy work also paved the way for the creation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

The political rally helped push Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin, and gave all Americans greater employment opportunities and protections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

Written in 1957, seven years before the groundbreaking Civil Rights Act of 1964, Lee's own approach to the civil rights movement appears to be evolving.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

Title VI and Title VII were both part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, signed by Lyndon Johnson to dismantle Jim Crow laws throughout the United States.

From Slate • Jul. 2, 2025

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 formally dismantled the Jim Crow system of discrimination in public accommodations, employment, voting, education, and federally financed activities.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander