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How did the civil rights act of 1964 allow the federal government to fight racial discrimination

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub.L. 88–352, 78 Stat. 241, enacted July 2, 1964) is a landmark civil rights and US labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 allowed the federal government to fight racial discrimination as it was a US labor law that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. 
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