Employment discrimination was created in the nineteenth century with the Civil Rights of 1866.

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Employment discrimination existed long before the Civil Rights of 1866. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was actually created to protect the rights of newly freed slaves, but it did little to address employment discrimination. It was not until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that employment discrimination was officially prohibited by federal law.

Employment Discrimination Was Created in the Nineteenth Century with the Civil