Key civil rights laws

"The ability to vote, the freedom to attend school and have a job, the independence to be exactly who you are. These rights seem fundamental to us, but when the nation was beginning, only certain people were granted full rights. It's been a fight for everyone else, and we're still fighting. This . . . resource explores how these key civil rights came to be, how they are still being fought . . . and how they changed the nation forever"--Provided by publisher.