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Civil Rights
When one thinks about Civil Rights in the United
States, one of the first issues that comes to
mind is that of slavery,
and racial inequality. However, the struggle for
civil rights is ongoing, with new challenges to
meet, more minority groups to consider, and a
wide range of viewpoints to be balanced. The U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights investigates everything
from anti-Semitism to voting rights and Native
American issues.
The
struggle for Civil Rights for all Americans is
ongoing, but some major victories were won during
the last century.
Explore the struggle for racial equality on the
African
American Odyssey site.
Check out the NAACP's website - the National Association for the Advancement
of Colored Peoples - dedicated to persuing equality
on many fronts for African Americans and other
minorities.
"The
National Center for Human Rights Education (NCHRE)
mission is to build a human rights movement in
the United States by training community leaders
and student activists to apply human rights standards
to issues of injustice."
What does U.S.
law say about discrimination?
Read the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 for yourself.
As is the case with
any law, the act is subject to interpretation.
Related resources:
Famous
Speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcom
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The
Underground Railroad - An interactive
website, from National Geographic, creates a good
starting point to explore the history and significance
of the Underground Railroad.
Africans
in America - This site, a project
of PBS.org, explores the history of Africans in
America through 4 major periods as attitudes and
ideals shifted among Americans. Includes a biography
of the railroad's most famous hero, Harriet
Tubman, as well as other leaders.
E-themes topic "Human
Rights Heroes" - Learn about
many different heroes who devoted their lives
to expanding the reality of freedom and rights
in America.
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