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American Civil Liberties Union

(Encyclopedia) American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. Founded (1920) by such…

The Struggle for Human Rights

by Eleanor Roosevelt I have come this evening to talk with you on one of the greatest issues of our time - that is the preservation of human freedom. I have chosen to discuss it here in…

Bond, J. Max, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) Bond, J. Max, Jr., 1935-2009, African-American architect, b. Lexington, Ky., Harvard Univ. (BA, 1955; MA, 1958). Bond’s father, J. Max,…

King, Martin Luther, Jr.

(Encyclopedia) King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929–68, American clergyman and civil-rights leader, b. Atlanta, Ga., grad. Morehouse College (B.A., 1948), Crozer Theological Seminary (B.D., 1951), Boston…

Dudley Do-Right

Director/Writer: Hugh Wilson Universal Pictures; PG; 90 minutes Release: 8/99 Cast: Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alfred Molina Based on the Jay Ward cartoon, Dudley Do…

Still, William Grant

(Encyclopedia) Still, William Grant, 1895–1978, American composer, b. Woodville, Miss. Still was of Native American, African-American, and European ancestry. He studied music at Oberlin, with…

Hamer, Fannie Lou

(Encyclopedia) Hamer, Fannie Lou, 1917–1977, U.S. voting rights activist and civil rights leader, b. Montgomery County, Miss. Fannie Lou Hamer was the…

Rhode Island is Right!

Rhode Island is Right!reprinted in The Freeman's Journal; (Or, The North-American Intelligencer)7 December 1787by See also Federalist No. 15The abuse which has been thrown upon the state of…