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Examples Of Violation Of Civil Rights

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When the government becomes corrupt and our inalienable rights are in danger who do Americans run to angered about those actions and to make sure that they don’t happen again? The government. Sometimes the government acts independently in this protective role. One example of this is when federal authorities intervened in the 1960s when some states were violating the civil rights and voting rights of African Americans. It is ironic that the people who use one part of the government – usually the courts – to stop another part of the government from violating their freedoms and rights. Citizen organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union have used the courts to protect our freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to vote.
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