Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin. Both the District Court and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that Title VII banned all employment preferences based on race, and found for the white.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. Fourth, the Supreme Court has interpreted Title VII to permit employers to consider race and sex in limited circumstances as part of remedial and voluntary. "'Race' and 'sex' are general terms that, in everyday usage, require modi-. "It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer—. 72. Civil Rights Act of was signed into law. The law recognizes that race and sex cannot be artificially severed in a sexual-harassment claim. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a statutory measure designed to combat racial discrimination in employment situations. The most basic antidiscrimination law in employment is in Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964.