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What the Civil Rights Act Really Meant
An overlooked effect of the Civil Rights Act, passed 60 years ago this week, was its powerful message of hope for Black Americans.
An overlooked effect of the Civil Rights Act, passed 60 years ago this week, was its powerful message of hope for Black Americans.
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I would know.
I leave with doubts and foreboding that I would not have anticipated when I completed my formal education in 1982.
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The second gentleman gets the beauty and meaning of the genre.
Communities turn to police instead of fixing their housing shortage.
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This opinion can’t be squared with the language of the statute—or with common sense.
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If he believes that Trump is a unique threat, the choice is clear.