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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…What to the Slave on the Fourth of July?
by Frederick Douglass The Hypocrisy of American Slavery Fellow citizens, pardon me, and allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here today? What have I or those I represent to do with…The Clock Will Not Be Turned Back
by Roy Wilkins As executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Roy Wilkins addressed the Commonwealth Club of California five weeks after…Appendix to the Anti-Slavery Convention of Women
Corresponding Members.Appendix. To the Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women:- Dear Sisters:- With the deepest emotions of gratitude to our Almighty Father, we congratulate you…Proceedings of the Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women
Proceeding of an Anti-Slavery Convention of WomenMinutes.List of Delegates to the Convention.Corresponding Members.Appendix.Source: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division,…Testimony
by Fannie Lou Hamer Speech given at the Democratic National Convention Mr. Chairman, and the Credentials Committee, my name is Mrs. Fanny Lou Hamer, and I live at 626 East Lafayette Street,…The Rainbow Coalition
by Reverend Jesse Jackson Address to the Democratic Convention Thank you very much. Tonight we come together bound by our faith in a mighty God, with genuine respect and love for…Black Hawk War
(Encyclopedia) Black Hawk War, conflict between the Sac and Fox and the United States in 1832. After the War of 1812, whites settling the Illinois country exerted pressure on the Native Americans. A…hooks, bell
(Encyclopedia) hooks, bell, 1952–2021, American author, poet, social critic, and Black feminist, b. Hopkinsville, Ky., as Gloria Jean Watkins, Stanford…Primary Colors
Director/Producer:Mike NicholsWriter:Elaine MayDirector of Photography:Michael BallhausEditor:Arthur SchmidtMusic:Ry CooderProduction Designer:Bo WelchUniversal; R; 140 minutesRelease:3/…Trending
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