Final answer: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids employer discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin.The Civil Rights Act of 1964 only prohibits employment discrimination, i.e. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in employment based upon race, color, sex, national origin, pregnancy and religion. Racial harassment and discrimination was recognized as illegal under Title VII of the Civil. Rights Act of 1964 in 1971 (Thomas, 2016).