Question

Read the excerpt from the student text, then answer the question

that no person may be denied access to or refused service in various public accommodations-hotels, motels, restaurants, theaters, and
the like--because of race, color, religion, national origin, or physical disability"-Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title ||
This section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed because Congress was able to base it on

A. the case of Brown v. Board of Education

B. the commerce power

C.the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.

D.anti-trust laws

Answer 1

C.the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.

Step-by-step explanation:

Provides equal protection under the laws.