What colonial-era group is being described by these facts? sided with great britain in the american revolution, were also known as "tories" or "king's men," made up approximately 20% of the colonial population a) the patriots b) the redeemers c) the loyalists d) the sons of liberty

C) the Loyalists

Explanation:

The Loyalists were Americans that kept their loyalty to the British Empire during the American war. Despite the Patriots´persecution of them, approximately one-in-six Americans was a Loyalist during that period. Even before the war, a group of Philadelphia QUAKERS was persecuted because they were believed to show support for the British.

racism and segregation.

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts