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Why did the US courts decide actively to enforce civil rights in 1960 for black Americans after 100 years of rarely doing so?

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affirmative action: idea that positive steps should be taken to overcome past discrimination in areas such as race and gender e.g. by giving preferential treatment to black students applying to university.

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