The Civil Rights Act ended discrimination/segregation in employment, promotions, firing, voter registration, usage of federal funds, and public places based on race or sex.
Iceland is the most isolated because it is separated from the others by a larger distance across the ocean, and by deep ocean crust rather than just submerged continental shelf
They are considered to be enlightened despots because they still ruled absolutely, but they did implement many things that came from the west and was a part of the enlightenment philosophy. They were like benevolent dictators, they did what they wanted but it was usually a good thing for the people.
