American Civil Rights: Civil rights of African Americans. Civil rights of Asian Americans
- ISBN-10
- 078763171X
- ISBN-13
- 9780787631710
- Category
- Civil rights
- Pages
- 400
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Uxl
- Author
- Phillis Engelbert
Description
Traces the history of the civil rights of various racial and ethnic groups in the United States, examining discriminatory laws and practices, social movements to bring about change, and legislation to protect existing rights.
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