The new level of strength in the civil rights movement is expressed in plans it has already formulated to intervene in the Congressional deliberations at the critical and necessary points. (thenation.com)
For we seem to be witnessing the emergence of a civil rights movement in which the struggle for recognition and equality goes beyond "identity politics" (in which each subset of an oppressed group insisted on the incommensurable specificity of its own experience and struggle). (insidehighered.com)
Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy to a lesser degree, and Lyndon Johnson to a major degree became proactive in the Civil Rights movement. (conservapedia.com)
The film, photographs, type, and images that captured the outrage of the American Civil Rights Movement were default proxies using whatever was at hand to create change, inspire urgency, be heard! (aiga.org)
The long-running case against Dlamini and other human rights activists stems from President Robert Mugabe's allegations the Movement for Democratic Change was training insurgents in Botswana to overthrow him. (voanews.com)
We best honor the struggle of the civil rights movement by keeping vigilant in our efforts to build a society that reflects our values of fairness and liberty. (ontheissues.org)
Created a new section on the role the GOP has consistently played in the Civil Rights movement since I thought it relevant, it can be moved lower on the page if people want. (conservapedia.com)
Height, who was a longtime president of the National Council of Negro Women, was the leading female voice of the 1960s civil rights movement. (npr.org)
As word of her arrest ignited outrage and support, Parks unwittingly became the "mother of the modern day civil rights movement. (history.com)
In 1954, the civil rights movement gained momentum when the United States Supreme Court made segregation illegal in public schools in the case of Brown v. Board of Education . (history.com)
However, many people in New Hampshire associate Martin Luther King Jr's name with the holiday, as he was one of the United States' most respected civil rights activists. (timeanddate.com)
Against this background the civil rights issue confronts the 89th Congress and the Presidential campaign of 1964. (thenation.com)
1964: Civil Rights Act ending segregation and voter restrictions is passed with 80% of Republicans in the House and 82% in the Senate voting yes, but only 63% of Democrats voting yes in the House and 69% in the Senate. (conservapedia.com)
The Civil War had officially abolished slavery, but it didn't end discrimination against blacks-they continued to endure the devastating effects of racism, especially in the South. (history.com)
Information and general questions related to a college's nondiscrimination policies or to state and federal civil rights statutes and regulations can also be addressed through this office. (fldoe.org)
But at the end of the day, he tends to vote in favor of defendants and to adopt a narrow construction of civil rights statutes about as often as one would expect from a smart, quite conservative judge. (scotusblog.com)
Nonetheless, some of Gorsuch's decisions did involve questions of law or required an exercise of judgment that can shed some light on his likely treatment of civil rights litigants and statutes as a justice. (scotusblog.com)
The demand of the protest was simple: full equality for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender people (LGBT) in all matters covered by civil law. (insidehighered.com)
SONDA is the first step in bringing state law into the 21st century with regard to LGBT rights in housing, employment, public accommodations, education and credit. (ontheissues.org)
The Nicaraguan government Thursday offered to establish an international commission, including members of the U.S. Republican and Democratic parties, to monitor the political rights of Contras who put down their guns and join Nicaragua's internal political opposition. (latimes.com)
Dugger expresses a legitimate concern that the recent suspension of civil rights in Nicaragua by the Sandinista government may become permanent in the face of attacks by the contra army that is attempting to overthrow it. (latimes.com)
In general, Gorsuch has not been reflexively pro- or anti-civil rights plaintiffs, and often expresses empathy with plaintiffs alleging discrimination or other violations of their civil rights. (scotusblog.com)
In the periods between the Civil War and World War II, African-Americans were a majority in quite a few southern states and would have been a large-and potentially decisive-voting bloc in the others. (slate.com)
1919: Republican House passes the amendment giving women the right to vote, 85% of Republicans vote yes to 54% of Democrats and 80% of Republicans in Senate vote yes but nearly half of Democrats vote no. (conservapedia.com)
1965: Voting Rights Act passed to remove racial voter discriminations against blacks and Hispanics with 82% of Republicans voting yes to 78% of Democrats in the House, and 94% of Republicans in the Senate to 73% of Democrats in the Senate. (conservapedia.com)
In the weeks leading up to the National Equality March -- held in Washington this past Sunday -- I found myself in the awkward position, for a straight person, of defending same-sex marriage rights to gay people who hated the whole idea with a passion. (insidehighered.com)
They held public office and sought legislative changes for equality and the right to vote. (history.com)
That prompted a debate with some competing strands of conservative punditry, with Charles C.W. Cook taking the view that Paul is right and the Civil Rights Act is bad while David Freddoso thinks that the Civil Rights Act is good but associating Civil Rights Act opponents with racism is slander . (slate.com)
The agreement that spawned the unity government, in which MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai is prime minister and Mr. Mugabe president, calls for an end to political repression and for human rights reforms. (voanews.com)
Tributes and condolences flooded social networking websites as world leaders, former presidents, celebrities and citizens of the world remembered the anti-apartheid civil rights leader. (sandrarose.com)
Lyon joined Civil Rights leader and politician Julian Bond for a wide-ranging conversation at the 2014 National Geographic Photography Seminar in Washington, D.C. This video is an excerpt of their discussion. (nationalgeographic.com)
Legendary civil rights leader Dorothy Height, who spent most of her life battling for the empowerment of women and blacks and who had the ear of U.S. presidents from Eisenhower to Obama, died Tuesday. (npr.org)
After thousands of blacks threatened to march on Washington to demand equal employment rights, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802 on June 25, 1941. (history.com)
Many people read print or online articles and features, as well as watch special television programs or listen to radio segments about civil rights achievements and problems throughout history and in modern times. (timeanddate.com)
I will work in Congress to make sure that all of our citizens have equal economic, civil and legal rights regardless of sexuality, gender or gender preference. (ontheissues.org)
During Reconstruction , Radical Republicans tried to guarantee equal rights for emancipated slaves after the American Civil War . (conservapedia.com)
They succeeded in passing the Fourteenth Amendment and Fifteenth Amendment , which in theory required equal protection of the laws and an equal right to vote. (conservapedia.com)
Height, who spent her life championing equal rights causes, consulted with presidents from Eisenhower to Obama and was an inspiration to many women. (npr.org)
The president met with civil rights leaders to discuss the rioting in Los Angeles. (npr.org)
But she wasn't on the program for the March on Washington even though she was the nucleus of the meetings held by the mostly male civil rights leaders who planned it. (npr.org)
Black community leaders formed the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) led by Baptist minister Martin Luther King Jr ., a role which would place him front and center in the fight for civil rights. (history.com)
Civil rights plaintiffs seeking a fifth vote on the Supreme Court did not typically look to Justice Antonin Scalia. (scotusblog.com)
His nominated replacement, Judge Neil Gorsuch, is unlikely to be on the top of civil rights plaintiffs' list for a fifth vote either, based on a review of his decisions on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit and other writings. (scotusblog.com)
Students who participate in these activities learn more about the history and importance of civil rights in the United States and globally. (timeanddate.com)
Civil Rights Day is a state holiday in Arizona and New Hampshire, in the United States, on the third Monday of January. (timeanddate.com)
Civil Rights Day is a public holiday in Arizona and New Hampshire so many schools, state offices, and businesses are closed. (timeanddate.com)
With regard to Arizona, on June 18, 1987, State Governor Evan Mecham issued a proclamation declaring "the third Sunday in January, commencing in 1988 and every year thereafter to be Martin Luther King, Jr. - Civil Rights Day in the State of Arizona. (timeanddate.com)
The impact of this new strength, expressed on a new level, means among other thing that the civil rights issue can never again be thrust into the background. (thenation.com)
THOSE of us who found ourselves in the midst of the civil rights battles of the American '60s still wrestle with powerful recollections whenever those days are reawakened by national remembrances. (csmonitor.com)
However, Dugger answers this question with a disappointing backhanded slap to the American left, by stating that the American public should find out if Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is "just another dictator" before, "once again, the American left betrays the cause of civil liberties abroad. (latimes.com)
Photographer Danny Lyon's work captures some of the American Civil Rights Movement's most compelling moments, from the March on Washington to the aftermath of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama. (nationalgeographic.com)
After passing the Civil Rights Act, Democratic president Lyndon B. Johnson brags "I'll have those n****** voting Democratic for the next 200 years. (conservapedia.com)
On a day when most of America celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's life and legacy, Atlantans are voicing outrage at President-elect Donald Trump for disrespecting their city and civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis. (sandrarose.com)
As the Cold War began, President Harry Truman initiated a civil rights agenda, and in 1948 issued Executive Order 9981 to end discrimination in the military. (history.com)
Sensitive art critics bristled at the fact that Zuma posted the image during the celebration of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr's birthday. (sandrarose.com)
Dave and Charlie filed complaints with the Colorado Civil Rights Division contending that the bakery violated Colorado's Anti-Discrimination Act. (aclu.org)
Following an investigation and hearings, the Colorado Civil Rights Commission determined that the bakery illegally discriminated against Dave and Charlie when it refused them service. (aclu.org)
The Supreme Court reversed the decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, based on concerns specific to the case. (aclu.org)
Unanimous decision in the Colorado Court of Appeals on August 13, 2015 affirms a finding in May 2014 from the Colorado Civil Rights Commission that the Masterpiece Cakeshop's policy of turning away same-sex couples violates Colorado's Anti-Discrimination Act. (aclu.org)
In the past two decades, the contemporary world entered a new era characterized by multifaceted struggles for human rights. (thenation.com)
The issues of human rights and individual freedom challenged forms of government as dissimilar as those of the Soviet Union, colonial Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the United States. (thenation.com)
Human law,'' Mrs. Eddy notes, ``is right only as it patterns the divine. (csmonitor.com)
Zimbabwe's police on Thursday arrested top human rights lawyer Alec Muchadehama. (voanews.com)
Civil Rights Day is a public holiday in Arizona and New Hampshire, where it is a day off for the general population, and schools and most businesses are closed. (timeanddate.com)
Whether a business open to the public has a constitutional right to discriminate. (aclu.org)
Anyway, my argument with the fierce anti-matrimonialists boiled down to a fairly simple point: The right to marry is not an obligation to marry. (insidehighered.com)
Like most appellate judges, Gorsuch has seen his fair share of discrimination cases, mainly suits under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. (scotusblog.com)
In 1992, Arizona voters passed Proposition 300 , which established a Martin Luther King/Civil Rights holiday on the third Monday of every January. (timeanddate.com)
Height (third from right) and other members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. present Mamie Eisenhower with a copy of their song, "There'll be a Jubilee," on May 14, 1953. (npr.org)