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"The protection of minority rights is all that stands between any democracy becoming a tyranny of the majority. This book looks at what minority rights are and why they are important. The age-appropriate text discusses the different types of minorities found in society and explores why it's important to protect their rights. Fact boxes provide additional information about key figures throughout the history of democracy that have fought for and protected minority rights"--

The protection of minority rights is all that stands between any democracy becoming a tyranny of the majority. This book looks at what minority rights are and why they are important. The age-appropriate text discusses the different types of minorities found in society and explores why it's important to protect their rights. Fact boxes provide additional information about key figures throughout the history of democracy that have fought for and protected minority rights.

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- 1 INTRODUCTION: HOW WAR AND THE BLACK CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT CHANGED AMERICA -- 2 "THIS IS WAR AND THIS IS A WAR MEASURE": RACIAL EQUALITY BECOMES NATIONAL SECURITY -- 3 NATIONAL SECURITY AND EQUAL RIGHTS: LIMITS AND QUALIFICATIONS -- 4 "WE WERE ADVANCING THE REALLY REVOLUTIONARY VIEW OF DISCRIMINATION": DESIGNATING OFFICIAL MINORITIES FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN EMPLOYMENT -- 5 "IN VIEW OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE OTHER SIGNIFICANT MINORITIES": THE EXPANSION OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR MINORITY CAPITALISTS -- 6 "RACE IS A VERY RELEVANT PERSONAL CHARACTERISTIC": AFFIRMATIVE ADMISSIONS, DIVERSITY, AND THE SUPREME COURT -- 7 "LEARN, AMIGO, LEARN!" BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND LANGUAGE RIGHTS IN THE SCHOOLS -- 8 "I AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT THE INHERENT ABSURDITY": TITLE IX AND WOMEN'S EQUALITY IN EDUCATION -- 9 WHITE MALES AND THE LIMITS OF THE MINORITY RIGHTS REVOLUTION: THE DISABLED, WHITE ETHNICS, AND GAYS -- 10 CONCLUSION: THE RARE AMERICAN EPIPHANY -- NOTES -- INDEX

Failure of European nations to enforce provisions of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe condemning ethnic violence.