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- A Supreme court case which over rules separate but equal for public schools.
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*KKK blew up a church in Birmingham Ala, killing 4 kids and injuring 22 more
Shocking event helps passage of Civil Rights Act -
Federal law which outlawed major forms of discrimination against African Americans and women, including racial segregation.
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Affirmative Action is government actions to improve employment opportunities of minorities and women. First seen when President Johnson signs a law prohibiting businesses from hiring a person based upon race, sex, color, religion, etc. Employees cannot be treated any better or worse on the job as a result of their race, sex, color, or religion etc.
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A Supreme Court case which addresses Reverse Discrimination A black man with lower qulaifications for medical school was accepted before Bakke who was white.
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The policy prohibited military personnel from discriminating against or harassing closeted homosexual or bisexual service members or applicants, while barring openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual persons from military service Gays/lesbians couldn’t join Officers cannot ask soldiers about their sexual orientation witnessing obvious gay/lesbian behavior Put in place in December of 1993
