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Розділ VI: Закон про громадянські права
ኣርእስቲ VI (ሽዱሽተ): ኣዋጅ ሲቪላዊ መሰላት
الباب السادس: قانون الحقوق المدنية
Titulo VI: Batas ng Karapatang Sibil
Título VI: Ley de Derechos Civiles
Tiêu Đề VI: Đạo Luật Dân Quyền
Ciwaanka VI: Xeerka Xuquuqda Madaniga
Title VI: 민권법
第六章：民權法案
ርዕስ VI:- የዜጎች መብቶች ህግ
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A protected class is a group of people who are legally protected from discrimination based on a characteristic. View Seattle's protected classes and examples.
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