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civil rights

[siv-uhl rahyts] / ˈsɪv əl ˈraɪts /


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A May survey by the Latino civil rights group UnidosUS found that one in five Texas Latino voters who backed Trump in 2024 would not do so again if given another chance.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

"We are very happy that this got adopted," Tamás Dombos of civil rights group the Háttér Society told the BBC.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Parents are children’s natural providers and protectors,” said Harmeet K. Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Title IX refers to the 1972 civil rights law prohibiting sex-based discrimination, and it applies to any school that receives federal financial assistance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

On June 12, 1963, President Kennedy announced that he would deliver to Congress a strong civil rights bill, a declaration that transformed him into a widely recognized ally of the Civil Rights Movement.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander


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