History A-Level
Civil rights and discrimination
What Civil rights and discrimination means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Civil rights and discrimination
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Catholics began organising to protest against systemic discrimination in housing, employment, and voting rights in Northern Ireland.
Topics that use Civil rights and discrimination
- 1G Challenge and transformation: Britain, c1851–1964 – Transformation and change, 1939–1964 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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