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civil rights
noun as in civil liberties
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For decades, the civil rights law has sometimes required states to draw one or more districts that would give Black or Latino voters a fair chance to “elect representatives of their choice.”
It established a permanent federal office to support civil rights and help ensure that everyone could vote.
It was the year of global protests against authoritarianism and the Vietnam War, with mass demands for civil rights.
Bernie Sanders, Al Sharpton and half a dozen House members lavished praise on Jesse Jackson, the ailing civil rights and Democratic Party icon.
Wallach, a criminal defense and civil rights attorney, told the Times that the court appointed cases make up around 50% of his practice.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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