Question

11 this excerpt is from a newspaper article describing a disturbance that occurred in colonial beach, virginia, during the 1950s. the swimming party of african americans to test their right to swim in the potomac river at colonial beach last saturday ended in a near riot. hundreds of other residents and visitors were attracted to the waterfront when african american bathers swam at a spot used only by white persons for seventy years. —arizona sun, august 11, 1950 based on the excerpt and your knowledge of u.s. history, how did the passage of the civil rights act of 1964 help address these types of issues? a by supporting efforts to fund separate but equal public facilities b by encouraging communities to outlaw public pools c by limiting local government authority to integrate public schools d by prohibiting discrimination in public spaces

Explanation:

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 aimed to end discrimination in public spaces. The excerpt shows discrimination in a public waterfront (swimming area) where African Americans were restricted. The Act prohibited such discrimination in public spaces. Option A supports separate but equal (opposite of the Act), B is about public pools (narrower), C is about school integration (different focus), D matches the Act's goal of prohibiting discrimination in public spaces.

Answer:

D. By prohibiting discrimination in public spaces