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The Main Purpose of Title VII of the Civil Rights

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The main purpose of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to:


A) ensure that all citizens, regardless of race or sex, had the right to cast their vote to determine their elected representatives.
B) prevent state and local governments from establishing and maintaining "separate but equal" schools and colleges for people of different races.
C) require employers to provide all their employees 12­weeks of job­secure, unpaid leave on the birth or adoption of a child, or the serious illness of a spouse, child, or parent.
D) prohibit discrimination in hiring, firing, compensation, and other employment­ related policies on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, or national origin.

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