Opponents of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, in an attempt to prevent its passing, inserted a prohibition against _____ discrimination in employment, thinking that such discrimination was acceptable and that many others agreed with them.

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Despite their efforts, however, the Civil Rights Act passed, and over the years, as legal battles involving sex discrimination in employment were fought, Americans' moral sense of the importance of equal employment opportunity regardless of sex caught up with the law.

Opponents of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, in an Attempt