Violence Against Women Act: Safety in the Streets and At Home
Introduction “The struggle for women’s rights, and the task of creating a new United Nations, able to promote peace and the values which nurture and
History
Rosa Parks: An Activist’s Life
Introduction You have likely learned about Rosa Parks: the seamstress from Alabama who was tired and refused to give up her bus seat to a
Congress of Racial Equality: Fighting Discrimination and Segregation
Introduction In 1942, a group of students from Chicago broke off from the pacifist civil rights group Fellowship of Reconciliation to form their own organization.
Mayflower Compact: The Beginnings of Self-Governance in America
Introduction “We, whose names are underwritten … enact, constitute, and frame such just and equall laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions and offices … as shall be
Slavery in Classical Athens: The Dark Side of Democracy
Introduction Slavery and democracy may seem to be conflicting systems. However, slavery has existed within democratic societies throughout history, including in ancient Athens, the Greek
Athenian Popular Courts: Democracy in Action
Have You Ever? Have you ever heard of jury duty, where citizens are selected to serve on juries for court cases to decide whether people
Thurgood Marshall: Fighting for Civil Rights
Problem In 1951, Oliver Brown tried to enroll his seven-year-old daughter Linda in the closest elementary school to their Topeka, Kansas home. He was unsuccessful.
Title IX: For Discrimination-Free Education
Introduction “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be
Sons and Daughters of Liberty: Fighting for Fairness and Freedom
Introduction On August 14, 1765, a likeness of Massachusetts Distributor of Stamps Andrew Oliver was hanged from the so-called “Liberty Tree” in Boston. Over the
Bloody Sunday – March 7, 1965: Marching for the Right to Vote
Introduction It is the evening of March 7, 1965. You and your family, along with 50 million other Americans, are watching the highly-anticipated television premiere
