Your classmate, a history buff, tells you that a Congressman who was bigoted against equal rights for women was the very person who added the word "sex" to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, hoping to make the law sound ridiculous and cause its defeat.

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Your classmate is correct. Representative Howard W. Smith, known for his opposition to civil rights, added "sex" to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in an attempt to derail its passage, but this move backfired and the inclusion remained, making it illegal to discriminate based on sex as well as race, color, religion, or national origin.

Your Classmate, a History Buff, Tells You That a Congressman