In this article, the author examines the practice of the filibuster, using as the featured document the signed cloture motion in the Senate for an end to the filibuster to block the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The accompanying teaching activities enable teachers to introduce their classes to the history and practice of the filibuster. (Contains 1…

Eleanor Roosevelt's support of African American rights was one of the highlights of her activities as first lady. Her fearless advocacy for justice pulled her into political controversies that were unprecedented for the wife of a president. The first lady's initiatives in support of the rights of African Americans offer students an excellent…

In late December of 1951, a news story out of Mims, Florida, shocked the nation. The story contained elements of prejudice, discrimination, injustice, lynching, rape, bombings, and murder. The story not only made headlines across the country, but also the world. On the evening of December 25, a bomb was placed under the floor joists of the bedroom…

In 1878, Senator Aaron A. Sargent of California introduced to the Senate an amendment to the Constitution "Conferring upon Women the Right of Suffrage." Drafted by Susan B. Anthony, this same amendment would be introduced on a near-yearly basis until its final passage by Congress on May 19, 1919. Varying degrees of voting rights presented an…

Describes efforts of the Coordinating Committee for the Enforcement of the D.C. Anti-Discrimination Laws (CCEAD), led by Mary Church Terrell, to abolish segregation in public eating places and other businesses in the nation's capital in the early 1950s. (GC)

Distinguishes between civil rights, which pertain to legal protections, and human rights, which deal with basic rights as a human being. Discusses the worldwide quest for freedom, justice, and equality; and reviews the development of the civil rights movement in the United States since 1955. (FMW)

Briefly discusses the public life of Daisy Bates, a journalist and activist, who played a major role in the desegregation of schools in Little Rock, Arkansas. (MK)

This book examines the impact of public education on the national culture in the context of educational reform and Reconstruction during the 1870s. Chapter 1, "Prologue to the Seventies," traces the evolution of the American public school through the social, economic, and industrial changes of the early 19th Century, culminating with the…

Provides historical background on civil rights in the United States and reviews University Publications of America's microfilm collections of documents relating to civil rights drawn from the libraries of Presidents Truman, Kennedy, and Johnson. Cost, format, and other details about each publication are provided. (8 references) (MES)

Discusses the emergence of the Black power ideology. Places the ideology in an historical context, beginning with the struggle against slavery through the civil rights movement of the 1960s. (MK)

Presents part of the Aspen High School curriculum about the United States civil rights movement. Focuses on why Blacks were segregated and disenfranchised prior to the movement, why the movement took place, what were the results of the movement, and what is the present condition of Blacks in American society. (JDH)

Legislative mandates on sexual discrimination do not necessarily guarantee enduring change, as is demonstrated by the reinterpretation by the United States Supreme Court of Title IX of the Education Amendments to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In the landmark decision in "Grove City College v. Bell" in 1984, the court ruled that Title IX,…

Discusses the changing legal status of women from the American Revolution to the present. Divides discussion into five major constitutional periods. Describes the "Broken Barometer" theory in which laws passed for the benefit of women are actually an indicator of their past needs rather than their present concerns. (RW)

Discusses civil rights policy and legislation in the United States during the 1940s. Describes President Harry S. Truman's civil rights program, the development of the Fair Employment Practices Commission, and the Congressional deliberations they underwent. (MJL)

Lists significant decisions rendered by the U.S. Supreme Court relative to Blacks prior to the Civil War. Also briefly discusses the political status of Blacks in America and reviews current literature on the subject. (GC)