This historic federal legislation prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed. ArtI.S9.C3.1 Historical Background on Bills of Attainder; ArtI.S9. They are symbols of the liberty that allows us to achieve success and of the equality that ensures that we are all equal in the eyes of the law. In 1936, King's father also led a march of several hundred African Americans to Atlanta's city hall to protest voting rights discrimination. The law's provisions created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to address race and sex discrimination in employment and a Community Relations Service. "Legislation on race equality will be published in draft to enshrine the full right to equal pay in law. "Legislation on race equality will be published in draft to enshrine the full right to equal pay in law. ' It is a law to rob us of our civil rights and job rights. This law focused on segregation and employment discrimination.