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Prejudice and discrimination have been a part of American history since before the Civil War. Throughout history, the government has tried to enact legislation to change the views of society and give equal rights to all people. However, we still find ourselves ....

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.... of state-enforced segregation. Until 1941, discrimination against black Americans in employment, voting, schools, housing, and public transportation was allowed. In 1941 Franklin Roosevelt issued an executive order that would not allow a company working under a government defense contract to discriminate against races. By 1945 states began to legislate against discrimination. By the year 1964 twenty-five states had made it illegal for employers to discriminate by color, and thirty-one states passed laws against discrimination in public accommodations. Other states banned discrimination in the sale of private housing and college admissions. Ho ....