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U.s. History: Gains and Pains WebsiteU.s. History: Gains and Pains Website
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Independence Hall Association
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5th - 8th
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U.s. History: Gains and Pains

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Read about the legal gains made by the civil rights movement, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, juxtaposed against the real-life actions meant to deny African Americans their right to racial equality not just legally, but economically and socially as well.

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hate crimes

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black suffrage, challenges to segregation, ushistory.org, "i have a dream" speech, civil rights act of 1964, civil rights movement, independence hall association, james meredith, ku klux klan, martin luther king, jr., medgar evers, president lyndon johnson, voting rights act of 1965, church bombing in birmingham

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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