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| sit-in | Demonstration in which protesters sit down in a location and refuse to leave. |
| affirmative action | Practice by some businesses and government agencies of giving special consideration to minorities or women to make up for past discrimination. |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | Law banning segregation in public places and prohibiting employers, unions, and universities from discriminating on the basis of color, sex, relition, and national origin. |
| Freedom Summer | 1964 campaign in Mississippi to register african Americans to vote. |
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | Law the protected all citizens' right to vote. |
| University of California v. Bakke | Supreme Court ruled that Allan Bakke, who was white, had been unfairly denied admission to medical school. They ruled that race could be a factor in admissions, but that setting quotas was illegal. |
| Voting Rights Act of 1975 | Legislation that required areas with large immigrant populations to provide ballots in the voters' preferred language. |
| feminism | Theory that states that women are entitled to economic, political, and social equality with men. |
| ageism | Discrimination against an age group, particularly elderly people. |
| Indian Civil Rights Act | 1968 laws protecting the constitutional rights of American Indians and affirming their right to self-government on reservations. |
| Education for All Handicapped Children Act | 1975 Legislation that required public schools to provide a quality education for children with disabilities. |
| Children's Defense Fund | Program founded in the 1970's to protect the rights of children. |
| Black Power Movement | Wanted African americans to have greater economic and political power. |
| Chicano Movement | Inspired younger Hispanic activists to join the struggle to end discrimination and increase Hispanic cultural pride. |
| Equal Pay Act | Forced employers to pay men and women the same wages for the same job in this 1963 law. |
