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A Brief History of Civil Rights in the United States
Disability Rights in the 1960s and 70s
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A Brief History of Civil Rights in the United States: Disability Rights in the 1960s and 70s
This guide focuses on the civil rights that various groups have fought for within the United States.
Introduction
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Black Civil Rights
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Jim Crow Era
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Non-Violent Demonstrations
The Black Panther Party
Desegregation
Civil Rights Acts (1964, 1968)
1965 Voting Rights Act
The War on Drugs and Mass Incarceration
The Obama Administration
The Black Lives Matter Movement
Women's Civil Rights
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Women and the Vote
Women's Reproductive Rights
The Equal Rights Amendment
Feminism and Intersectionality
The Womanist Movement
LGBTQIA+ Civil Rights
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The Stonewall Riots
Harvey Milk
National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
The HIV/AIDS Epidemic
The 1990s, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and DOMA
Lawrence v. Texas
Proposition 8
Obergefell v. Hodges
Transgender Rights in the United States
Civil Rights for the Disabled
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Disability Rights in the 1960s and 70s
The Equal Education Movement
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
ADA Amendments Act of 2008
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
Immigrant and Refugee Civil Rights
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Historical Overview - Immigration
Historical Actions Against Immigrants
Citizenship and Deportation
Rights of Immigrants
DACA and the DREAM Act
Refugees in the United States
Indigenous Peoples' Civil Rights
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Indigenous Peoples Prior to 1492
The Treaty Era (1778 - 1820)
The Removal Era (1820 - 1850)
The Reservation Era (1850 - 1887)
The Allotment and Assimilation Era (1887 - 1934)
The Self-Government Era (1934 - 1953)
The Termination Era (1953 - 1968)
The Self-Determination Era (1968 - Present)
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