History A-Level
Racial and social inequality
What Racial and social inequality means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Racial and social inequality
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Racial inequality and the Civil Rights Movement highlighted and challenged national disunity, exposing enduring racial fractures.
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