Throughout the second half of the 20th and the first part of the 21st century, marginalized and oppressed communities have been fighting the inequitable distribution of American civil liberties and...

Throughout the second half of the 20th and the first part of the 21st century, marginalized and oppressed communities have been fighting the inequitable distribution of American civil liberties and demanding equity in who gets the rights and privileges that come with citizenship. Overall, since World War II, has the federal government been an ally or a hindrance in this struggle?