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civil rights civil rights
civil rights rights that a nation's inhabitants enjoy by law. The term is broader than "political rights," which refer only to rights devolving from the franchise and are held usually only by a citizen, and unlike "natural rights," civil rights have a legal as well as a philosophical basis.... Read more
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Civil Rights Movement Civil Rights Movement
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT The civil rights movement was a struggle by African Americans in the mid-1950s to late 1960s to achieve civil rights equal to those of whites, including equal opportunity in employment, housing, and education, as well as the right to vote, the right of equal access to public... Read more
Taylor v. Louisiana Taylor v. Louisiana
Taylor v. Louisiana, 419 U.S. 522 (1975), argued 16 Oct. 1974, decided 21 Jan. 1975 by vote of 8 to 1; White for the Court, Burger concurring, Rehnquist in dissent. Taylor was brought by a man charged with rape who had argued unsuccessfully in the Louisiana state courts that its “volunteers... Read more
Thomas Wilson Dorr Thomas Wilson Dorr
DORR, THOMAS WILSON Known for his central role in Rhode Island's 1842 Dorr's Rebellion, Thomas Wilson Dorr fought for changes in the voting laws of his native state. Until the tumultuous 1842 election of Dorr as governor, long-standing laws, based on the state's initial charter from England, had... Read more
States Rights Party States Rights Party
STATES' RIGHTS PARTY The States' Rights Party, also known as the Dixiecrat Party, was a short-lived political entity founded by Democrats in the South as an alternative to the democratic party and its 1948 presidential platform. In 2003, remarks expressing a nostalgic view of the States' Rights... Read more
Animal rights Animal rights
Animal Rights The opinions regarding animals and their rights greatly vary. To some, animals have no rights and are merely a form of property that exists only to fulfill human needs. To others, they are creatures that can be used or owned by people, but which also have... Read more
Nineteenth Amendment Nineteenth Amendment
NINETEENTH AMENDMENT The Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate... Read more
Native American Rights Native American Rights
NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS In the United States, persons of Native American descent occupy a unique legal position. On the one hand, they are U.S. citizens and are entitled to the same legal rights and protections under the Constitution that all other U.S. citizens enjoy. On the other hand, they are... Read more
Marie Foster Marie Foster
Marie Foster 1917-2003 Voting rights activist The civil rights movement is known for its great leaders more than for its foot soldiers. The movement came to national attention through a series of dramatic events, but those events emerged out of pressures that had been building for... Read more

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