The year 1964 saw many changes across the United States because of 1964 Civil Rights that were declared to be protected by the government in the Civil Rights Act of that same year. Rights such as protection from discrimination are protected by the Act when it comes to people applying for jobs, applying for education, or appearing in public places. The Act outlawed the discrimination of residents based on their color, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation and national origin. All of these rights are protected when a person is up for a job, for a promotion, for testing, for apprenticeship and other terms of employment. President John F. Kennedy was the man behind the Civil Rights Act of 1964 saying "The Negro baby born in America today, regardless of the section of the nation in which he is born, has about one-half as much chance of completing high school as a white baby born in the same place on the same day; one third as much chance of completing college; one third as much chance of becoming a professional man; twice as much chance of becoming unemployed; about one-seventh as much chance of earning $10,000 a year; a life expectancy which is seven years shorter; and the prospects of earning only half as much."