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procedure

(Encyclopedia) procedure, in law, the rules that govern the obtaining of legal redress. This article deals only with civil procedure in Anglo-American law (for criminal procedure, see criminal law).…

Bayard Rustin

Civil rights pioneer Bayard Rustin was a brilliant organizer whose influence in the 1950s and '60s has been overshadowed by celebrations for Martin Luther King, Jr. By the time he met King for the…

The Congress of Women: Pioneer Woman of Oregon

by Elizabeth M. Wilson Evolution of American LiteratureA Study in Göethe's Faust.Pioneer Woman of Oregon Elizabeth M. Wilson is a native of South Argle, N. Y. Her parents were Rev. Jos. P.…

U.S. News: Occupy One Year Later

Major U.S. news stories, from the 2012 Presidential Election to the Chicago Teacher's Strike Official Occupy Wall Street Poster Poster Credit: AdbustersRelated…

Conversion of Universal Time (UT) to Civil Time

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Same-Sex Marriage Legislation in the U.S.

Same-sex marriage legislation in the U.S. by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco   Vermont Rep. Bill Lippert, the only openly gay lawmaker in the House, speaks about the same sex union bill on…

Dorothy Height Biography

civil rights activistBorn: 3/24/1912Died: 4/20/2010Best Known as: president of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) Dorothy Height helped shape and guide the…

Convention on the Political Rights of Women

Opened for signature and ratification by General Assembly resolution 640(VII) of 20 December 1952 entry into force 7 July 1954, in accordance with article VI The Contracting Parties,Desiring…

The United States Bill of Rights.

The Ten Original Amendments to the Constitution of the United States Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting…