Many states have civil rights laws of their own which mirror those at the federal level, and many states extend these protections to LGBT individuals and other ... Title 42, Chapter 21 of the U.S. read more
The Voting Rights Act, recently gutted by the Supreme Court, is a good example of a law against racism. Other laws against racism include the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission laws against racial discrimination in employment. In California, the Unruh Act making racial discrimination in public places illegal. read more
Racism against Arab Americans and racialized Islamophobia against Muslims has risen concomitantly with tensions between the American government and the Islamic world. Following the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, discrimination and racialized violence has markedly increased against Arab Americans and many other religious and cultural groups. read more