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From the inception of the United States, there have been movements to reform society. Starting in the early nineteenth century, Americans have advocated for gender, racial, and most recently same sex marriage rights. All of these movements have had different constituencies, but they all have a common theme, a desire to be treated more equitably within American society.
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Gordon, D., Reynolds, R. (2017). Using Civil and Disability Rights History to Encourage Social Equity. In: Aloni, N., Weintrob, L. (eds) Beyond Bystanders. Moral Development and Citizenship Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-026-4_19
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