Racial equality

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Racial equality is when people of all races and ethnicities are treated in an egalitarian/equal manner.^[1] Racial equality occurs when institutions give individuals legal, moral, and political rights.^[2] In present-day Western society, equality among races continues to become normative. Prior to the early 1960s, attaining equality was difficult for African, Asian, and Indigenous people.^[3] However, in more recent years, legislation is being passed ensuring that all individuals receive equal opportunities in treatment, education, employment, and other areas of life.^[2] Racial equality can refer to equal opportunities or formal equality based on race or refer to equal representation or equality of outcomes for races, also called substantive equality.^[4]