Question

What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

a. Requiring employers to pay women the same wages as men.
b. Giving federal benefits to legally married gay and lesbian couples.
c. providing amnesty for illegal workers in the United States.
d. Ending racial and gender discrimination>

Answer 1

It's D; ending racial and gender discrimination

Answer 2

A remarkable era of nonviolent African American activism began in 1954, known today simply as the civil rights movement. It was launched by the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, in which the Supreme Court ruled that segregation in the public schools was illegal.