Civil Rights Laws

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Chapter 11 Civil Rights

• Section 3
• Civil Rights Laws

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Civil Rights Laws
Main Idea In the 1950s and 1960s, an organized
movement demanding civil rights changed American
society and led to a series of new federal laws
that protected the civil rights of African
Americans and other groups.
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Civil Rights Laws

• Focus Questions
• What was the civil rights movement?
• Name some major events of the civil rights
  movement.
• What new federal laws were passed in response to
  the civil rights movement?
• What effects did the civil rights movement have
  on American society?
• How were civil rights extended to women,
  minorities, and people with disabilities?
• How are affirmative action policies a part of the
  civil rights movement?

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Standing Up for Your Rights