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1930s: Blacks are treated as second-class citizens. In the South, a legal regime of "separate but equal" enforces this status.
1980s: Civil Rights legislation and affirmative action have opened up opportunities to blacks and enabled legal recourse for those who suffer the effects of racism.
Today: Affirmative action has been successfully overturned in some parts of the country. Other legislation is under attack and Congress refuses to pass a federal hate-crimes...
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