Can You Score At Least 50% On This American Civil Rights QUIZ?

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Civil rights are rights that protect an individual’s freedom from infringement by the government, social organizations, and private citizens. You would think that these rights would be inherently available to all citizens of the United States, but we all know that certainly wasn’t the case. Women, African-Americans, Chicanos, and members of the LGBTQ community have been fighting for their civil rights for over a century. Though there is still much to fight for in the present day, do you know everything that these disenfranchised groups have endured to get to where we are now? Test your knowledge with this quiz. Hint: The questions keep getting harder…

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