The Civil Rights Act of 1964

This act is a legislation that outlawed discrimination based on color, religion, or national origin.  I ended unequal voters right and segregation in schools and in the workplace and in public facilities.  At first this it was not enforced very strongly, especially in southern states.  Many people backlashed against the Civil Rights Act, and even police officers would not enforce it.  Over the years the act became stronger, and it became more enforced.  This was a huge step  in civil rights, because it was a final law that explicitly stopped discrimination.