July 4, 1776, is a very important day in the history of the
United States as this is the day when the Declaration of
Independence was issued. This declaration stated that all men
were created equal and should be treated as such. But these
words did not translate into action and millions of Americans
were treated unfairly either due to their skin color, or by
virtue of the fact that they were women or disabled and thus not
fit to be treated as equals. As America grew to become a great
and leading nation in the world, many civil rights laws were
enacted to protect some basic rights of all American citizens
irrespective of who they were. A civil right is a right that has
been conferred by the federal government on the citizens of
America. Under each subsequent civil rights statute, more and
more civil rights were bestowed on the people of America. The
most important of all civil rights statutes is the Federal Civil
Rights Act of 1964. It includes the following civil rights:
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