Rights everyone should have equally under the law, like voting and fair treatment whatever your race or gender.
Civil rights are about equal treatment: the right not to be shut out of voting, jobs, housing or schools because of who you are. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the best-known law protecting them.
"The lawsuit argues the hiring policy violated workers' civil rights."
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