Description: Civil Rights in America offers broad coverage of ethnic, minority and religious groups and the laws; people; events and court cases and documents involved in their experience. Among the groups covered in this unique source are African, Asian, Hispanic and Native North Americans, as well as immigrants, handicapped, gays and lesbians, teens, children, men and women. Special biographical profiles are presented in the form of sidebars throughout the text. These focal points add interest and are useful for providing hard-to-find background information on contemporary figures. Additional features include more than 400 photos and illustrations; a table of court cases; general and chapter-specific bibliographies; a glossary; and a comprehensive subject index.

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