Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.A) Discriminatory practices prohibited; employees or applicants for employment subject to coverage. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. It prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. In passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congress may have intended to allow religious discrimination in this situation. See EEOC, LEGISLATIVE H1sroRY OF TITLES. Ground prohibited under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of. 1964, title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted with the following purpose: "The purpose of this title is to eliminate, through.