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The Civil Rights Act at 60

To mark the anniversary, Mary Frances Berry, Marcia Chatelain, and William Sturkey of the School of Arts & Sciences and Deuel Ross of Penn Carey Law offer takeaways on the landmark legislation.
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On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. (center left with arms raised) marches along Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C., with other civil rights protestors carrying placards, from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington.
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