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  1. The Struggle for Equality
    1. African Americans
      1. The Brown Decision
      2. The Black Civil Rights Movement
      3. The Aftermath of the Civil Rights Movement
    2. Women
      1. Women's Legal and Political Gains
      2. Job-Related Issues: Family Leave, Comparable Worth, and Sexual Harassment
    3. Native Americans
    4. Hispanic Americans
      1. Legal and Political Action
      2. Growing Political Power
    5. Asian Americans
    6. Other Groups and Their Rights
      1. Older Americans
      2. Disabled Americans
      3. Gays and Lesbians
  2. Equality Under the Law
    1. Equal Protection: The Fourteenth Amendment
    2. Equal Access: The Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968
      1. Accommodations and Jobs
      2. Housing
    3. Equal Ballots: The Voting Rights Act of 1965, as Amended
  3. Equality of Result
    1. Affirmative Action: Workplace Integration
    2. Affirmative Action in the Law
    3. Busing: School Integration
  4. Persistent Discrimination: Superficial Differences, Deep Divisions





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