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    The Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 applies to the Indian tribes of the United States and makes many‚ but not all‚ of the guarantees of the Bill of Rights applicable within the tribes. “No Indian tribe in exercising powers of self-government shall - 1. make or enforce any law prohibiting the free exercise of religion‚ or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press‚ or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition for a redress of grievances; 2. violate the right of the people

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    Civil Rights in the USA 1945-1968 What do I need to revise? Civil Rights in the USA 1945-1968: Checklist 1) • • •  African Americans in the 19th Century Reconstrustion Jim Crow Plessey v ferguson Understand position of blacks. 4) • • • • • • • • • •  • • •  • • Campaigns 1960-1966 2) • • • • • •  The Early 20th Century 3) • • • • • Great Migration Great War Sense of Community The Depression NAACP Second World War Understand how these factors shape Civil Rights

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    This paper will provide an analysis of an internship performed at the Central Alabama Fair Housing Center (CAFHC)‚ Montgomery‚ Alabama. This paper will give an overview of the internship program and its requirements‚ the history of the Fair Housing Act‚ a sociological review of fair housing‚ and discuss the responsibilities and observations made during the internship. To qualify for the Sociology Internship Program‚ a student had to be an undergraduate working toward a degree in Social Sciences

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    disability‚ and familial status. 3.)The Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity was created by The Fair Housing Act of 1968 which sought to end discrimination in the sale‚ rental‚ and financing of housing based on race‚ color‚ religion‚ and national origin. The passage of the Act was contentious. The Fair Housing Act was meant to be a direct follow up to the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ however from 1966 to 1967 Congress failed to garner enough political support for its passage. At that time several

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    In the story “Everyday Use‚” author Alice Walker tells a story about the relationship an individual chooses to have with their culture through characters Mama‚ Dee‚ and Maggie. The story starts off with Mama and her youngest daughter Maggie waiting for Dee‚ her older daughter to visit from college. When Dee arrives‚ she shows up with new attire‚ a new name‚ and a man named Asalamalakim‚ also known as Hakim-a-barber. Quilting is used in the story as a symbol. For centuries‚ women have been associated

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    organized by Linnaeus? A.Monstrosus B.Africanus C.Americus D.Asiaticus E.Spanicus Answer Key: E Question 2 of 25 1.0 Points Which of the following was repealed by the Magnuson Act? A.the Chinese Exclusion Act B.the Indian Removal Act C.the Gentleman’s Agreement D.Plessy v. Ferguson Answer Key: A Question 3 of 25 1.0 Points Which of the following freed slaves in the United States? A.the Fourth Amendment B.the Thirteenth

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    Plague of the Era What exactly is gender discrimination? The literal definition goes as follows: When a person is faced with unequal or different treatment based entirely on the victim’s sex or gender (Source: Findlaw.com). This is a serious civil rights offense‚ and it affects not only women‚ it’s most common victim‚ but men‚ and members of the LGBT community‚ as well. The most common places that said discrimination takes place are in employment‚ education‚ in situations of borrowing or credit

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    whether they should authorize this expedited pre-service discovery to establish posters identities sufficiently such that they may be served with process in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure” (Reder & O’Brien‚ 2002‚ pg. 1). Courts have to establish more serious punishments for acts of stupidity that take place from employees and allow an override against privacy policies that might be enacted within a corporation‚ to find out who it is that’s solemnly responsible for the negative

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    Raisin in the Sun reflects the author‚ Lorraine Hansberry; with the starring Younger family during the 1950s and 60s. Her life was riddled with controversy‚ from her upbringing to the different movements and clubs she participated in. Granting her the experience to reflect the conflict between blacks and whites. She merged the feminist movement‚ The Great Migration‚ and the redlining and covenants into her play with ease. Giving us the opportunity to reenact what it would have been like to live in

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    The Martian Chronicles- series of books written by ray bradbury in 1946. They are about a group of humans who leave eaarth to live and retire on mars because of nuclear war on earth. They attempt to colonize on marz but it fails each time. Most stories can be read seperatley but each chaptrer represents an overall theme. Bradbury is criticizing racism and nuclear age‚ and is pessimistic about progress. Johnny Appleseed- used throughout bradbury’s Martian Chronicles. Johnny appleseed was a man who

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