MARCHERS WALK ACROSS THE EISENHOWER BRIDGE IN DOWNTOWN ANDERSON DURING
THE ANNUAL RECONCILIATION MARCH .
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PEOPLE
AREN ’ T GOING TO WAKE UP TOMORROW AND SAY , ‘ WE ’ RE ALL THE SAME .’ AMERICA IS BUILT ON THIS , SO IT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME TO CHANGE .
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LINDSAY BROWN president of the Indiana Democratic African American Caucus
The Long Road to Social Justice
Local Black leaders lay out the path to equity , equality
STORY BY REBECCA R . BIBBS PHOTOS BY THE HERALD BULLETIN
Madison County has a long way to go when it comes to social justice , say those who work in several areas of the issue .
Though the nation fought a war against slavery in the 1800s and experienced the civil rights and women ’ s movements of the 1900s , leading to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , the Voting Rights Act and the Fair Housing Act , neither equality nor equity has been gained for marginalized residents , including people of color , women , those with disabilities or those who identify as LGBTQ +, they say .
Equality means everyone has access to the same resources and opportunities , though outcomes may differ depending on a variety of circumstances . Equity levels the playing field so that outcomes are relatively the same .
Tamie Dixon-Tatum , civil and human rights director for the City of Anderson ,
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