Civil rights are the rights of individuals to be protected from unfair treatment based on certain

personal characteristics such as race, sex, age or disability. Governments enact civil rights
laws to protect people from discrimination in social roles such as education, employment,
housing, and access to public places. In other words, civil rights are a set of
rights—established by law—that protect people's freedoms from being unduly denied or
limited by governments, social organizations, or other individuals. Examples of civil rights
include people's rights to work, study, eat, and live wherever they choose. Turning away a
restaurant customer solely because of their race, for example, is a violation of civil rights
under U.S. law. Civil rights laws are often enacted to ensure fair and equal treatment for
groups of people who have historically faced discrimination. In the United States, for
example, several civil rights laws focus on " protected classes " of people who share
characteristics such as race, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation.
The Civil Rights Act of 1987 had many important consequences for civil rights protections in
the US. The most important ones were:
Overturning of the Grove City College v. Bell decision.
Strengthening of enforcement mechanisms.
Expansion of the space occupied by past Civil Rights Acts.
WHAT THE LAW COVERS
The law applies to a number of federal anti-discrimination laws, including Title IX of the
Education Amendments Act of 1972, the 1973 Rehabilitation Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

title IX no person should be discriminated against because of their gender, women should
have the same rights as men, whether academically or athletically..

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 tells us that no person should be discriminated against on the
basis of disability or age in any job

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states that businesses, organizations or programs
receiving federal funds must not discriminate based on a person's race, color, or national
origin