History of the United States II / Unit 16 USH2 2292 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Civil Rights Act of 1991
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The idea
In November nineteen ninety-one Bush signed a compromise Civil Rights Act that made it easier for workers to win discrimination lawsuits, Digital History records.
In practice
Unit fourteen's Title VII strengthened in the courtroom.
Where people slip
The Yawp says political and cultural conservatism still reigned, in one historian's phrase the Age of Reagan.
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