The act made racial, religious, national origin, skin color and sex discrimination by employers illegal and gave the government the power to enforce all laws governing civil rights, including desegregation of schools and public places.
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The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (EOA) was the initial step in the war on poverty aspect of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society program. The purpose of EOA was to help the poor by enabling them to pull themselves from the grip of poverty and to improve the role of the federal government in the improvement of education.
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