HELP WILL GIVE! What does the author mean when they say, “...seven Southern states declared their secession.”?

answer: ‘no one should be discriminated against because he or she is not from a minority group’

because—> affirmative action means ‘a policy or program that provides opportunities for traditionally disadvantaged groups to them overcome the effects of discrimination’

the article must be ratified by three-fourths (38) of states within a proscribed deadline.

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answer; their own memory abilities;