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New York Times Company v. Sullivan
(Encyclopedia) New York Times Company v. Sullivan, case decided in 1964 by the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1960, the Times ran a fundraising advertisement signed by civil-rights leaders that criticized,…Harlan, John Marshall, 1833–1911, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
(Encyclopedia) Harlan, John Marshall, 1833–1911, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1877–1911), b. Boyle co., Ky., grad. Centre College, 1850. Admitted to the bar in 1853,…The Gay Rights Movement of the 20th Century
Source: Excerpted from The Reader's Companion to American History. Copyright © 1991 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Late in the [19th] century, as large cities allowed for greater anonymity, as wage…Montgomery, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Montgomery, city (1990 pop. 187,106), state capital and seat of Montgomery co., E central Ala., near the head of navigation on the Alabama River just below the confluence of the Coosa…Menchú, Rigoberta
(Encyclopedia) Menchú, RigobertaMenchú, Rigobertarēˌgōbĕrˈtä mĕnch&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1959–, Guatemalan social reformer. Of Mayan descent, she and her family were caught in Guatemala's bloody civil…Bill of Rights, in British history
(Encyclopedia) Bill of Rights, 1689, in British history, one of the fundamental instruments of constitutional law. It registered in statutory form the outcome of the long 17th-century struggle…Some Ancient Civilizations
Name Approximate dates Location Major cities Akkadian 2350–2230 B.C. Mesopotamia, parts ofSyria, Asia Minor,Iran Akkad, Ur, Erich Assyrian 1800–889 B.C. Mesopotamia,…Preserving Civil Liberties
by Eleanor Roosevelt Address To The members of the American Civil Liberties Union Ladies and Gentlemen: I am glad you gave an award to the press tonight, because that gave them the…Notable Awards: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month (Civil Rights, Famous People)
There are a variety of awards given to notable members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community throughout the year. Below you will find the names of recent recipients of the…Norton, Eleanor Holmes
(Encyclopedia) Norton, Eleanor Holmes, 1937–, African-American lawyer and government official. As an attorney (1965–70) for the American Civil Liberties Union, she specialized in First Amendment…Trending
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