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The Supreme Court and Equal Rights | The Enduring Constitution: The Supreme Court and Equal Rights
The Enduring Constitution: The Supreme Court and Equal Rights The Constitution describes equal rights only in general terms. The courts, especially the Supreme Court, have had to…The Supreme Court and Equal Rights
The Constitution describes equal rights only in general terms. The courts, especially the Supreme Court, have had to decide how these consitutional guarantees apply to specific situations. Some…Heschel, Abraham Joshua
(Encyclopedia) Heschel, Abraham JoshuaHeschel, Abraham Joshuahĕshˈəl [key], 1907–72, American Jewish philosopher and theologian, b. Warsaw, Poland. He succeeded Martin Buber as director of the…Rainey, Joseph Hayne
(Encyclopedia) Rainey, Joseph Hayne, 1832–87, first African American elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, b. Georgetown, S.C. The son of a free man, he fled to the West Indies during the…Douglas, William Orville
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, William Orville, 1898–1980, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1939–75), b. Maine, Minn. He received his law degree from Columbia in 1925 and later…Becoming a Civil War Reenactor
With a lot of imagination, a little research, and a modest financial investment, you could begin the unique and satisfying hobby of Civil War Reenactor By Catherine McNiff…Women's Suffrage: Negro Suffrage as a Political Necessity
by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler The Negro's HourThe First Victory (1869)Negro Suffrage as a Political NecessityIt was with troubled minds that Republican leaders faced…Hooks, Benjamin Lawson
(Encyclopedia) Hooks, Benjamin Lawson, 1925–2010, African-American civil-rights leader, b. Memphis, Tenn. In 1972 President Nixon named Hooks, a lawyer, Baptist minister, and former Tennessee county…Biographies of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Americans (Civil Rights, Famous People)
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month is observed every June in the United States and in several other countries. Learn about famous firsts by gay, bisexual and…Speech on Civil Rights<cite>by Adam Clayton Powell , Jr.</cite>
February 2, 1955 Mr. Speaker, the United States Congress is a 19th century body in a 20th century world. In the field of civil rights we are still conducting ourselves along the pattern of…