Excerpt from the Civil Rights Act of 1964

For the purposes of this title—

(a) The term "person" includes one or more individuals, labor unions, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, or receivers.

. . . Provided further, That it shall be the policy of the United States to insure equal employment opportunities for Federal employees without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin and the President shall utilize his existing authority to effectuate this policy.



Use the excerpt to answer the question.

Which of the following did NOT help lead to the passage of this act in the decade prior to its passage?

Responses

official school segregation
official school segregation

mass public demonstrations
mass public demonstrations

protests
protests

sit-ins

official school segregation