What is Civil Rights Acts?
Civil rights are basic liberties given legal protection in various contexts by state and federal statutes, including prohibitions against racial discrimination, employment discrimination regarding race, gender, sexual harassment, age, disability, religion, retaliation, or the right to receive equal pay for equal work, and including other specified protected rights.
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