The events contributed most directly to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The event included series of discrimination of people based on race, color, religion in the United States, most importantly, the racial discrimination in employment, voting, use of public facilities etc.
Hence, the events described in the excerpt contributed most directly to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Therefore, the Option C is correct.
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