Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. The Court decided that affirmative action policies must survive strict scrutiny.Some affirmative action policies violated the Fourteenth Amendment. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in a broad array of private conduct including public accommodations, governmental services and education. This section provides an overview of the types of evidence necessary to prove intentional discrimination under Title VI. A major achievement of the Civil Rights Movement was the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights. Act, also known as Title VII. Notably, on June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court held in Bostock v. Keywords: Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Affirmative Action, Commercial Speech, 42 USC 1981. undefined. L. No. 88-352, 78 Stat. 241.