The Civil Rights Act The following is an excerpt from Section 201 of the Civil Rights Act passed in 1964. Read the passage and a
nswer the questions. Transcript of Civil Rights Act (1964) TITLE II—INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AGAINST DISCRIMINATION IN PLACES OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION SEC. 201. (a) All persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, and privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, as defined in this section, without discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin. (b) Each of the following establishments which serves the public is a place of public accommodation within the meaning of this title if its operations affect commerce, or if discrimination or segregation by it is supported by State action: (1) any inn, hotel, motel, or other establishment which provides lodging to transient guests, other than an establishment located within a building which contains not more than five rooms for rent or hire and which is actually occupied by the proprietor of such establishment as his residence; (2) any restaurant, cafeteria, lunchroom, lunch counter, soda fountain, or other facility principally engaged in selling food for consumption on the premises, including, but not limited to, any such facility located on the premises of any retail establishment; or any gasoline station . . .
What is the main idea of Section 201 of the Civil Rights Act?
A. To ban segregation based on race, but not on ethnicity
B. To ban segregation only in schools
C. To only allow segregation in places that would be separate but equal
D. To ban segregation and other forms of discrimination in public places
