The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission


	U.S. Time Periods

		-1607: Three Worlds Meet (23)

		1607-1763: Colonization (26)

		1763-1815: Revolution (73)

		1801-1861: Expansion (84)

		1850-1877: Civil War & Reconstruction (101)

		1865-1920: Modern America (119)

		1914-1945: World Wars (102)

		1945-Present: Contemporary America (65)

		Other History & Social Studies: U.S. History Time Periods (8)

	What's New
	Calendar


	The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission provides a summary, history, and teaching activities related to the EEOC and this historic law, which forbade discrimination on the basis of sex as well as race in hiring, promoting, and firing. (National Archives and Records Administration)



	This website also appears in:
		U.S. History Topics » Ethnic Groups » African Americans
		U.S. History Topics » Movements » Civil Rights
		U.S. Time Periods » 1945-Present: Contemporary America »



About FREE Privacy Security Disclaimer WhiteHouse.gov USA.gov