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Published: 11.06.2002.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Civil Rights: Are We Free? ', 1.
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The struggle for equality for Americans of African descent continues despite the significant advances made during the 1950s and 1960s. the question arises as to whether the struggle for Civil Rights has actually benefited the descendants of the many who sacrificed jobs, properties reputations, and even their lives. Has the American Civil Rights movement become irrelevant?
Since this nation's birth (European discovery of the New World), Blacks, with the exception to the Native American Indians, have suffered disproportionately more than any other group. …

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