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Encyclopedia Virginia: Civil Rights Act of 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed look at the Civil Rights Act of 1964, paying particular attention to how Virginia Representative Howard W. Smith added an amendment intended to kill the act by making it cover gender discrimination as well as racial. Read...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Shaping a New America

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief overview of the protest movements in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Women: Civil Rights Act of 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was not focused just on racial civil rights, but also gender equity. This site from the Library of Congress deals with how women could use the legislation in lawsuits charging discrimination.