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Seattle Bans Discrimination Based on Caste in Groundbreaking Vote

HeadlineFeb 22, 2023

Seattle has become the first U.S. city to ban caste-based discrimination. City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, who proposed the measure, celebrated after the vote, tweeting, “Now we need to build a movement to spread this victory around the country.”

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