History A-Level

Civil Rights Act 1964

What Civil Rights Act 1964 means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

Definition of Civil Rights Act 1964

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Banned segregation in public accommodations and discrimination in employment, creating the EEOC.

Pearson Edexcel · Paper 3, Option 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 - 4 ‘I have a dream’, 1954–68 (study guide)

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Paper 3, Option 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009 - 4 ‘I have a dream’, 1954–68 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)

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