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Abstract
Legal guarantee protecting the individual from attack on personal liberties, right to fair trial, right to vote, and freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin. (from http://www.usccr.gov/ accessed 1/31/2003)
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- Civil Right
- Right, Civil
- Rights, Civil
- Due Process
- Equal Protection
- Legal Rights
- Minority Rights
- Voting Rights
- Legal Right
- Minority Right
- Protection, Equal
- Right, Legal
- Right, Minority
- Right, Voting
- Rights, Legal
- Rights, Minority
- Rights, Voting
- Voting Right
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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, injuries, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.
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specify geographic location if pertinent; consider also HUMAN RIGHTS & SOCIAL JUSTICE; PRIVACY ACT see PRIVACY is also available
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- Interpersonal Relations (1966-1967)
- Legislation (1966-1967)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Civil Rights. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002961. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002961
- Civil Rights. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_rights
- Civil Rights. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25447176