Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. This course will explore the full range of employment discrimination law, focusing initially on Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.Civil Rights Act of was signed into law. § 26 Affirmative action programs. Sec. 26. Indexed as: Discrimination; Sexual Harassment; Equal Opportunity. Affirmative action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is well established. The plaintiffs claimed that they were victims of reverse discrimination under the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As stated in the Clark-Case memorandum in support of the Civil Rights Act. 110. CONG. REC.