EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the text of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) (Pub. L. 88-352), as amended.Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects individuals from employ-. 401 U.S. at 430, citing Gaston County, North Carolina v. U.S. Code Citation: 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17. Bluebook Rule 10 covers how cases should be cited in legal documents. Under the 1964 Civil Rights Act, state and local governments and their employees were excluded from Title VII coverage. U.S. Code Citation: 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17. " It was in the Senate debates that Senator John Tower added an amendment. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on religion.