The Act outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin, required equal access to public places and employment and enforced desegregation of schools and the right to vote.It did not end discrimination, but it did open the door to further progress.

National Park Service. (n.d.). Civil Rights Act of 1964. Retrieved from http://www.nps.gov/subjects/civilrights/1964-civil- rights-act.htm.