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	American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Up through 1955 the civil rights movement in the South had largely been fought in courtrooms: while the NAACP had chapters throughout the South that attempted to register voters and protested discrimination, those efforts were often uncoordinated, while local authorities regularly harassed those organizations and the activists in them.
		The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were drafted in the conference room of Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, under the aegis of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, which for decades was located in the Center.
		He urged African American communities to meet the white supremacist group known as the Ku Klux Klan armed and ready for battle because he felt it was the only way to ever rid the communities of the terror caused by the Klan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Civil_Rights_Movement (7892 words)

	Encyclopedia: American Civil Rights Movement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The gay rights movement is a collection of loosely aligned civil rights groups, human rights groups, support groups and political activists seeking acceptance, tolerance and equality for non-heterosexual, (homosexual, bisexual), and transgender people - despite the fact that it is typically referred to as the gay rights movement, members also...
		The march had six official goals: "meaningful civil rights laws, a massive federal works program, full and fair employment, decent housing, the right to vote, and adequate integrated education." Of these, the March's real focus was on passage of the civil rights law that the Kennedy administration had proposed after the upheavals in Birmingham.
		John Lewis (on right in trench coat) and Hosea Williams (on the left) lead marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge,March 7, 1965 The Selma to Montgomery marches, which included Bloody Sunday, were three marches that marked the political and emotional peak of the American civil rights movement.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/American-Civil-Rights-Movement (10269 words)

	We Shall Overcome -- Introduction
		Exhausted by the efforts and divisions of the Civil War and Reconstruction and the longing for the country to reunite, the white advocates of equality were overcome by the forces of reaction, and the fate of African Americans was turned over to the individual states.
		First, although they had white supporters and sympathizers, the modern civil rights movement was designed, led, organized, and manned by African Americans, who placed themselves and their families on the front lines in the struggle for freedom.
		The properties included in the itinerary are related to the modern civil rights movement, that is, with a few exceptions, the events of the post-World War II period, and especially the 1950s and 1960s.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/civilrights/intro.htm (914 words)

	MNHS.ORG \| Library \| History Topics \| African American Civil Rights Movement
		Fighting for desegregation and against discrimination and the denial by society of their legitimate claim to equal human and civil rights, were acts of courage in the prevailing climate of police brutality and lynching.
		The biography of a pioneer in early desegregation, anti-lynching, and civil rights cases, and a tireless activist and organizer for African American civil rights.
		Civil and human rights organizations and activities, especially in St. Paul and Minnesota, are well documented in the papers, as are evidences of discrimination in schooling, housing, and employment.
	www.mnhs.org /library/tips/history_topics/97civil.html (1991 words)

	Civil Right and Civil Right Movement
		African American civil rights activist, who is often called the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.
		Her arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a bus triggered the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955 and 1956 and set in motion the test case for the desegregation of public transportation.
		African American clergyman and Nobel Prize winner, one of the principal leaders of the American Civil Rights Movement and a prominent advocate of nonviolent protest.
	www.africanaonline.com /civil_rights.htm (605 words)

	African American Odyssey: The Civil Rights Era (Part 1)
		While there is more to achieve in ending discrimination, major milestones in civil rights laws are on the books for the purpose of regulating equal access to public accommodations, equal justice before the law, and equal employment, education, and housing opportunities.
		Civil rights leaders rallied to the cause and came to continue the march from the point at which Meredith fell.
		In this photograph she is singing at the 1957 Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial--a civil rights rally, held on the third anniversary of the Brown decision.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart9.html (1810 words)

	Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
		The Civil Rights Act of 1964: In his first address to Congress and the nation as president, Johnson called for passage of the civil rights bill as a monument to the fallen Kennedy.
		But Johnson had the civil rights leaders mount a massive lobbying campaign, including inundating the Capitol with religious leaders of all faiths and colors.
		John Lewis, former freedom rider and voting rights registration organizer, and one of the young men beaten on the Selma Bridge that Sunday, currently serves as a U.S. Congressman for the State of Georgia.
	www.ags.uci.edu /~skaufman/teaching/win2001ch4.htm (2072 words)

	Civil Rights Movement Timeline
		According to King, it is essential that the civil rights movement not sink to the level of the racists and hatemongers who oppose them: "We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline," he urges.
		Asserting that civil rights laws alone are not enough to remedy discrimination, President Johnson issues Executive Order 11246, which enforces affirmative action for the first time.
		He defines it as an assertion of fl pride and "the coming together of fl people to fight for their liberation by any means necessary." The term's radicalism alarms many who believe the civil rights movement's effectiveness and moral authority crucially depend on nonviolent civil disobedience.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/civilrightstimeline1.html (1565 words)

	American Black Civil Rights
		Rosa Parks rose to fame after she refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, this came at a time when the civil rights movement was under way, and the story was published throughout America.
		This is shown by the quote 'One day right there in Alabama little fl boys and fl girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and girls as sisters and brothers.' This text is unlike any other I have studied because it is so powerful, forward thinking and imaginative.
		In conclusion, the topic of racism and civil rights of the 1960's is a large one with many different points of view.
	www.onlineessays.com /essays/history/his027.php (1225 words)

	Chicano! A History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement.
		The Mexican American Civil Rights Movement, one of the least studied social movements of the 1960s, encompassed a broad cross section of issues—from restoration of land grants, to farm workers rights, to enhanced education, to voting and political rights.
		Ground-breaking for the material it covers, the series is one of the few to address the history of Mexican Americans in general and that of the Chicano Movement in particular; it is an indispensable resource for scholars and students.
		Those whose only exposure to Mexican American history is through this series, would be left with the impression that Mexican Americans only live in the Southwest and that only the states covered had active Chicano movements.
	www.albany.edu /jmmh/vol3/chicano/chicano.html (1749 words)

	Emergence of Museums and Institutes for African-American Civil Rights, History and Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The focus of the latter is the connection between the antebellum anti-slavery effort and the Northern connection to the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-20th century.
		One of the most important historical aspects of The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is the registry of Foot Soldiers, consisting of people who identify themselves and give narratives of their participation in the events documented by the Institute.
		Also, because the Civil Rights era was well documented by the mass media through film, phonograph records, tape, and print, their use in the structuring and development of both permanent and temporary exhibits make them poignant for present and future generations oriented toward audio-visual media.
	www.black-collegian.com /issues/1998-02/museum.shtml (1689 words)

	AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS
		Parks, Rosa Louise(McCauley),(1913-)-civil rights leader,was born in Tuskegee, Alabama on February 4, 1913.She was born as Rosa Louise McCauley to Mr.
		He was active in several civil rights causes, and they both attended Alabama State College in 1943.
		She was physically tired and exhausted from working all day and was fed up with the treatment she and other African Americans received every day of their lives, with the racism, segregation, and Jim Crow laws of the time.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Aegean/8443/ro.html (442 words)

	Reporting Civil Rights - Presented by The Library of America
		Timeline 1941-1973 is an overview of the Civil Rights Movement, with information about media coverage of key events.
		For detailed portraits of reporters and writers who covered the Civil Rights Movement, visit Reporters and Writers.
		Reporting Civil Rights: The LOA Anthology contains the full table of contents and other details about The Library of America's Reporting Civil Rights.
	www.reportingcivilrights.org (142 words)

	Mexican American Civil Rights Movement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Resources on the history of the Chicano (Mexican-American) Civil Rights Movement in America.
		A chronology of the civil rights achievements by various groups in this Texas town.
		The oldest Latino civil rights organization in America details their history in fighting for Mexican-American and other Latino civil rights.
	www.lasculturas.com /lib/libMexAmCivilRights.php (209 words)

	People For the American Way - Civil Rights & Equal Rights
		By refusing to accept the injustice of segregation, she sparked a national civil rights movement and changed history.
		We at People For the American Way honor her life and pledge to carry on her fight for social justice and equality.
		Edward Roybal, civil rights champion and former congressman who died this week, left a legacy of leadership on behalf of opportunity and full equality for all Americans.
	www.pfaw.org /pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=112 (391 words)

	News Article
		She strongly urged me to stay the course, promised financial support for my organization---- the American Civil Rights Institute—and proclaimed that what we are doing is best for the nation.
		After all, once everyone was free to enjoy all privileges and immunities of American citizenship, there was no longer a need to classify people by race.
		In hindsight, we recognize that, after nearly a century of race classifications imposed by the state, these classifications had become part of the way average Americans saw themselves, as well as others.
	www.acrc1.org /dont.htm (1215 words)

	White Civil Rights
		A few so-called “anti-fascists” were present, but on this occasion, as is happening more and more frequently, the far right patriots outnumbered the Communist scum, and the “antis” had to be protected from the outraged youth.
		Right now, the latest news report shows three propositions have definitely lost and the remaining two are running slightly negative.
		Right this minute the United States is engaged in a war with Iraqi rebels, who want us out of their country.
	www.whitecivilrights.com (4344 words)

	African American World . Timeline \| PBS
		The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the segregation of Montgomery, Ala., buses is unconstitutional.
		For the first time since Reconstruction, the federal government uses the military to uphold African Americans' civil rights, as soldiers escort
		becomes the first African American tennis player to win a major title by winning both the women's singles and doubles championships at Wimbledon.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/aaworld/timeline/civil_01.html (243 words)

	African American Civil Rights:Manuscript Division
		Women's involvement in the twentieth-century civil rights movement is another aspect of reform particularly well documented by the division's holdings—both in the papers of individuals such as Mary Church Terrell, Nannie Helen Burroughs, Mamie Phipps Clark, Jennie Dee Booth Moton, Mabel M. Smythe, and Patricia Harris described elsewhere and in the records of numerous organizations.
		In 1970 civil rights lawyer William L. Taylor established the Center for National Policy Review (50,300 items; 1959-86; bulk 1971-85) [catalog record] to monitor the government's enforcement of and compliance with federal civil rights laws.
		Berry's papers (2,500 items; 1963-84; bulk 1971-83) [catalog record], on the other hand, primarily relate to her research on the life and literary career of poet Langston Hughes and her work as media coordinator for the President's Advisory Committee for Women.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /ammem/awhhtml/awmss5/afro_amer_rights.html (936 words)

	AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS
		The media protrayed the Black Panthers as fl militants at war with the whole white power structure which gave americans a false view of them.
		It was attacked as an aggressive subversive force to the American way of life.The first such program was the Free Breakfast for Children Program.
		The program fed 200,000 children daily and became a huge success which started in a Catholic church, in the Fillmore district of San Francisco then spreaded to every major city in America where there was a Party chapter.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Aegean/8443/pa.html (782 words)

	Encyclopedia of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement — www.greenwood.com
		Bringing together a wealth of data on the Mexican American struggles for civil rights, this authoritative publication provides factual, up-to-date information on the concepts, issues, plans, legislation, court decisions, events, organizations, and people involved in that long fight.
		Description: Mexican Americans, like many other Americans, have a long history of struggle for equality and civil rights.
		Bringing together a wealth of information on the Mexican American struggle for civil rights, this authoritative encyclopedia provides factual up-to-date information on the concepts, issues, plans, legislation, court decisions, events, organizations, and people involved in that long fight.
	www.greenwood.com /books/BookDetail.asp?sku=GR0425 (363 words)

	Matt Hale -- Attorney -- Civil Rights - American Civil Rights Review
		Those who demand more rights for their groups step on the previous rights of others.
		This section of American Civil Rights Review is dedicated to these discussions.
		The web's first and only known unabashed collection of both positive and negative civil rights publications for student comparison and contrast papers, general reading, and just plain surfin'.
	www.americancivilrightsreview.com /acrr-matt-hale-situation.html (2203 words)

	ACRI People (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		, author of the autobiography, Creating Equal: My Fight Against Race Preferences, is founder and chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute¾a national, not-for-profit organization aimed at educating the public about the need to move beyond racial and gender preferences.
		Connerly has gained national attention and respect as an outspoken advocate of equal opportunity for all Americans, regardless of race, sex, or ethnic background.
		Connerly accepted chairmanship of the California Civil Rights Initiative (Proposition 209) campaign.
	www.acri.org /people (325 words)

	- SHOP.COM
		American Civil Rights: Almanac presents a comprehensive overview of the history and current status of the civil rights of various racial, ethnic and nonethnic groups (including women, lesbians and gay men and people with disabilities) in the United States.
		Each volume contains an introduction, a timeline of major civil rights events, a glossary, a list of research and activity ideas, an organization bibliography and a cumulative index.
		All other designated trademarks, copyrights and brands are the property of their respective owners.
	www.shop.com /op/aprod-p26562685 (236 words)

	Civil Rights Information-Civil Rights Laws-American Civil Rights
		ABA Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section Includes magazine, news, membership and events information.
		American Civil Liberties Union Information on civil rights and civil liberties issues.
		The American Civil Rights Institute A national civil rights organization.
	www.alllaw.com /topics/civil_rights (138 words)

	Rosa Parks Profile -- Academy of Achievement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Rosa Parks, the "mother of the civil rights movement" was one of the most important citizens of the 20th century.
		Parks was a seamstress in Montgomery, Alabama when, in December of 1955, she refused to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger.
		Over the next four decades, she helped make her fellow Americans aware of the history of the civil rights struggle.
	www.achievement.org /autodoc/page/par0pro-1 (272 words)

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