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title: "What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and why was it significant?"  
description: "What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and why was it significant?"  
author: "Amartya Singh"  
published: 2023-09-26  
updated: 2023-09-26  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/101141/what-was-the-civil-rights-act-of-1964-and-why-was-it-significant  
category: "usa history"  
tags: ["usa"]  

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# What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and why was it significant?




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