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1974

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Boldt decision upholds treaty fishing rights

Washington; treaty fishing nations

A federal court affirmed treaty fishing rights, including a share of the harvest at usual and accustomed places. The ruling challenged decades of restrictive state enforcement.

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Civil rights and Black Power

Mass movements transformed law and public life while exposing the limits of formal equality.

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