Civil+Rights+Act+of+1964

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted on July 2, 1964, the law covers many areas of discrimination, mostly voting rights and segregation. It it was passed to protect the rights of African Americans, and to help a variety of groups in their fight against discrimination. An act to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to provide relief against discrimination in public places, to authorize law to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend Civil Rights, and to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs. The bill was called for by President John F. Kennedy in his civil rights speech of June 11, 1963, in which he asked for legislation "giving all Americans the right to be served in facilities which are open to the public—hotels, restaurants, theaters, retail stores, swimming pools, libraries, and similar establishments," as well as "greater protection for the right to vote." This act's duty to guarantee all citizens equal protection of the laws under the Fourteenth Amendment and its duty to protect voting rights under the Fifteenth Amendment