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.
All persons shall be entitled to be free, at any establishment or place, from discrimination or segregation of any kind on the
ground of race, color, religion, or national origin, if such discrimination or segregation is or purports to be required by any law,
statute, ordinance, regulation, rule, or order of a State or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
It is unlawful to deny the right of any individual to vote in any Federal election because of an error or omission on any
record or paper relating to any application, registration, or other act requisite to voting, if such error or omission is not
material in determining whether such individual is qualified under State law to vote in such election
--The Civil Rights Act of 1964
What is the BEST conclusion that can be drawn from this excerpt from the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
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A)
The federal government secured passage of this legislation because all of
the states supported it.
B)
The federal government intended to put an end to segregation and
discrimination in the United States.
The southern states were successful in blocking the federal government
from desegregating public facilities.
D)
The southern states were able to reach a compromise with northern
Republicans in order to secure passage of the Act.