Are america's civil rights laws still relevant?

Du Bois Review

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-140

  Skrentny, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil Rights; Discrimination; Employment; Immigration; Law; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249143664     PISSN: 1742058X     EISSN: 17420598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742058X07070075     Document Type: Article

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