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The categorization of people based on physical characteristics such as skin color, facial features, and hair texture.

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Which amendment protects the rights of citizens to vote regardless of their race or color?
Which law ended segregation in public facilities and banned discriminatory practices in employment based on race, color, religion or national origin?
What term describes the late 19th and early 20th century legislation aimed at restricting immigration based on nationality or race?
What principle related to race and social class persisted during the implementation of New Deal programs?
What piece of legislation made it illegal to discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin?
Which act banned employment discrimination on basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin?
Which 1960's act prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in the United States?
What act signed on July 2,1964 outlawed segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin?
Which Act passed in the late '60s prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin?

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