Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. A) Discriminatory practices prohibited; employees or applicants for employment subject to coverage.Title VII forbids discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, with some limited exceptions. Title VI states "no person" shall be subject to discrimination because of race, color, or national origin. Section 707 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 authorizes the federal government to sue employers engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination. See Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq. ; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 791, 794(c). And Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq. In the past several years both the courts and the Congress have become more involved in the black American's struggle for equality. It was noted in the Congressional Record that applause broke out in the Senate galleries.