Question $3($Mandatory$)(5$ points$)$

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of $1964$ makes it unlawful for employers to discriminate on the basis of race or color. Based on statements made by members of the Congress that passed the Civil Rights Act of $1964,$ what was the purpose of Title VII?

To require employers to hire, train, and promote without any consideration of race.

To require employers to exercise affirmative action in their hiring practices.

To require States to protect the person and property of African$-$Americans