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Was 1976 the Closest America Came to a True Democratic Republic? #history #politics #blackrights
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0:36Now PlayingBobby Jones breaks down why some historians view 1976 as the closest America has come to a fully functional democratic republic. In the aftermath of Watergate and Vietnam, the country saw the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act taking hold, affirmative action beginning to reshape institutions, more women entering the workforce, and more minorities gaining access to universities that had long excluded them.
But was that moment a democratic peak — or just a brief restoration before the backlash began?
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