If a light-skinned member of a race refuses to hire a dark-skinned member of the same race,this will constitute discrimination in violation of ________.

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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Refusing to hire someone within the same race based on skin color constitutes racial discrimination and is therefore a violation of Title VII. The other options are not applicable as they relate to different forms of discrimination.

If a Light-Skinned Member of a Race Refuses to Hire