Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaws discrimination against a job seeker or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, sex. Title VII forbids discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, with some limited exceptions.Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This federal law provides broad protection against discrimination, harassment, and workplace retaliation. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects the rights of every citizen, regardless of religion, race, gender, or belief. The NAACP's legal strategy against segregated education culminated in the 1954 Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision. Virginia (1967) used the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause to drive major civil rights advancements. U.S.C. §§2000e - 2000e-17.