<P> Prohibited state and municipal governments from denying access to public facilities on grounds of race, color, religion or national origin . </P> <P> Encouraged the desegregation of public schools and authorized the U.S. Attorney General to file suits to enforce said act . </P> <P> Expanded the Civil Rights Commission established by the earlier Civil Rights Act of 1957 with additional powers, rules and procedures . </P> <P> Prevents discrimination by government agencies that receive federal funds . If an agency is found in violation of Title VI, that agency may lose its federal funding . </P>

The civil rights act of 1964 provided for