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Also Known As	Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
Date	April 11, 1968
Location	United States

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Congress of the United States civil rights racism National Association for the Advancement of Colored People U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development USA PATRIOT Act No Child Left Behind Chinese Exclusion Act Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act Americans with Disabilities Act Defense of Marriage Act G.I. Bill Clean Water Act War Powers Act Endangered Species Act

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

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