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Chapter 5: Civil Rights

Chapter Outline

  • The Struggle for Civil Rights
    • Slavery and the Abolitionist Movement
    • The Link to the Women's Rights Movement
    • The Civil War Amendments to the Constitution
    • Civil Rights and the Supreme Court: "Separate but Equal"
    • Organizing for Equality
    • Litigating for Equality after World War II
    • Civil Rights after Brown v. Board of Education
    • The Civil Rights Acts
  • The Universalization of Civil Rights
    • Women and Gender Discrimination
    • Latinos
    • Asian Americans
    • Native Americans
    • Disabled Americans
    • The Aged
    • Gays and Lesbians
  • Affirmative Action
    • The Supreme Court and the Burden of Proof
    • Referenda on Affirmative Action
    • Thinking Critically about the Affirmative Action Debate
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