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civil rights
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the civil rights of 1866
gave citizenship and the same rights to all white males -
The Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871
this act aimed to protect the african americans from the violence perpetrated by the KKK -
malcolmX
was a black leader who as a spokesman for the Nation of islam epitomized the "Black Power" philosophy -
truman
Truman signs Executive Order 9981 that says equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion -
seprate but equal
it was a doctrine that formed the basis for state sanctioned discrimination drawing national and international attention to African Americans -
african american civil rights
this was a social movement in the united states outlawing discrimination towards blacks and giving them thier rights like voting rights -
the civil rights act of 1964
gave the right for any sex as in race for hiring, promoting, and firing of a job -
complaints in 2000
over 259,000 civil complaints in the united states district courts so they made this act
