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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > American politics and society > United States Supreme Court > civil rights and civil liberties
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and justice > United States Supreme Court > civil rights and civil liberties
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > trial processes > United States Supreme Court > civil rights and civil liberties
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > trial processes > United States Supreme Court > civil rights and civil liberties
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > trials > trial processes > United States Supreme Court > civil rights and civil liberties
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminal justice > judicial systems > trials > trial processes > United States Supreme Court > civil rights and civil liberties
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > democracy and democratization > decision making in democracies > judicial systems > trials > trial processes > United States Supreme Court > civil rights and civil liberties
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > United States Supreme Court > civil rights and civil liberties
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > key organizations (criminology) > United States Supreme Court > civil rights and civil liberties
... > social science subjects > law > legal specialisms > education law > higher education law > key organizations (criminology) > United States Supreme Court > civil rights and civil liberties

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civil rights and civil liberties  

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  • Civil rights and liberties were a major issue in America in the mid-nineteenth century. The most volatile controversy revolved around slavery, as conflict over the “peculiar institution” contributed to the Civil War. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Political History; Civil Rights and Civil Liberties]

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