civil rights
Example Sentences
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The FBI is investigating the incident, although there is no federal civil rights inquiry into the agent who opened fire.
From BBC
Seen this way, the strategy to achieve civil rights didn’t assume everyone was good.
Carter, in his ruling Thursday, took particular issue with the Justice Department’s reliance on federal civil rights laws to make its case.
From Los Angeles Times
Rev. Bernice King, daughter of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., released a statement in support of Jones.
From Los Angeles Times
“Maybe by telling my story — something I was afraid to do for a long time — kids will have a better understanding about what the civil rights movement was about.”
From Salon
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