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What was the impact of African Americans and Mexican Americans fighting discrimination?
The impact is called the Affirmative action.
What form of discrimination most directly affected Mexican Americans living the southwest?
Mexican Americans in the southwest were most directly affected by institutional discrimination, such as segregation in schools, housing, and public facilities, as well as job discrimination and unequal access to opportunities. This discrimination was fueled by systemic racism and prejudice against Mexican Americans.
Were Mexican American effected by institutional discrimination?
Yes Mexican Americans were effected by institutional discrimination especially in southern states, I recommend on reading "Forgotten History: Mexican American School Segregation in Arizona from 1900-195" so you can see some of the history of this type of discrimination.
What are African American civil rights in the 1970's?
on paper rather good, at that time affirmative action permitted what was later held to be "reverse discrimination" in practice, prejudice against african americans was still quite common the result was that goverment and large institutional programs were often far more accessable to african americans than small organizations and individuals.
Jim Crow laws kept African Americans from any kind of real equality in their lives.?
Yes and that was the purpose of the laws. They were institutional discrimination.
Did the native Americans participate in any forms of discrimination?
All people will discriminate. Native Americans started with their different tribes in the area. Crow vs Sioux etc.
Were White Americans affected by any forms of discrimination or did it participate in any discrimination?
Naw, nobody discriminated against the Irish, Poles, Russians or the Italians...they only had to work like slaves.
Did African Americans have to face affirmative action?
The question is unclear. Affirmative action is aimed at compensating for the perceived disadvantages of one group. African-Americans are traditionally the beneficiaries of Affirmative action.
What is De jure discrimination and de facto are two ways in which some Americans are less equal than others Examples of public policies designed to address each of these forms of discrimination are?
De jure discrimination refers to discrimination that is mandated by law, such as racial segregation policies in the past. De facto discrimination refers to discrimination that exists in practice, even if not specifically mandated by law, such as racial disparities in education or employment. Examples of public policies designed to address de jure discrimination include civil rights legislation, while policies to address de facto discrimination may include affirmative action programs.
What kind of discrimination did African Americans face?
Racial discrimination.
What program promotes preference in hiring for African Americans?
affirmative action
Discrimination against Native Americans?
Discrimination was like the trail of tears it was bad
