Which areas did the Civil Rights Act address?

• A. Public facilities only
• B. Employment and education only
• C. Segregation in public facilities and racial discrimination in employment and education; and discrimination by government agencies receiving federal funds
• D. Home mortgage lending practices

Answer: (C)

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 targeted nondiscrimination across several areas. It banned segregation in places of public accommodation—hotels, restaurants, theaters, and other public facilities that serve the public. It also outlawed racial discrimination in employment, establishing strong federal enforcement. In education, the act pushed desegregation and equal access by prohibiting discrimination in programs that receive federal funds, which covers schools and colleges receiving federal aid, and it extends to discrimination by government agencies that administer those federal programs. Home mortgage lending, however, is not covered by this act—that area would be addressed later by the Fair Housing Act of 1968.