{"id":355595,"date":"2016-04-04T10:41:54","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/civilrights\/civil-rights-overview\/civil-rights-in-public-accommodations-and-facilities-law-and.html"},"modified":"2023-09-12T14:38:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T19:38:57","slug":"civil-rights-in-public-accommodations-and-facilities-law-and","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/civilrights\/civil-rights-overview\/civil-rights-in-public-accommodations-and-facilities-law-and.html","title":{"rendered":"Civil Rights in Public Accommodations and Facilities: Law and History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Civil Rights in Public Accommodations and Facilities: Law and History<\/h1>\n
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There are laws in place to protect Americans from discrimination. Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964<\/a> prohibits discrimination in places of public accommodation<\/a>. Title II protects you from discrimination based on:<\/p>\r\n