Reviews Federal legislation since 1968 affecting disabled people and discusses political and bureaucratic inaction that compromised implementation. Suggests that the remainder of the 1980's will be a period when disabled persons must assert their rights, supposedly guaranteed by Federal and State laws, to participate fully in society. (SA)

Antidiscrimination agencies have now gone through the stages necessary to become effective: (1) fighting procedural battles; (2) defining the nature of an antidiscrimination violation; (3) developing remedies; and (4) addressing problems arising in cases of voluntary compliance. It would thus be premature to abolish these agencies. (Author/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)

The growing list of added coverages in state and local civil rights laws is diluting the fight against racial discrimination by weakening enforcement through loading civil rights agencies with many new areas of coverage which are diverting them from their original purpose of ending discrimination against racial and religious minorities. (EH)

A report on the extent and impact of sex discrimination in America which argues that there is as much legitimacy in the fight for equal rights for women as there is for minorities and that the needs of minorities and women in the field of civil rights are complementary rather than conflicting. (EH)

The impact of the Bakke decision on affirmative action programs is analyzed in this paper. (EB)

Civil rights legislation is not sufficient to challenge poverty and racial discrimination: a national consensus is needed. Using a marketing model, presents a public education campaign designed to facilitate changes in attitudes and understanding, including researching attitudes, identifying the audience, and message development. (CJS)

Deals with the development of the racial bureaucracy'' (public civil rights agencies) during the past 30 years, 1941-71; focuses on the issues and changes relating to the era of prejudice'' (1941-57), the era of discrimination'' (1957-67), and the era of racism'' (since 1967). (RJ)

Discussed in this paper are five areas in which human rights advocates can work to insure that all Americans will have equal opportunities in employment, education, housing, and public accomodations. These areas are litigation, enforcement, community organization, education/training, and research. (Author/EB)

Determines the impact of affirmative action programs in response to charges that they are policies of reverse discrimination. Reviewing affirmative action programs submitted by Michigan State departments, researchers determined no reverse discrimination was apparent based on low numbers of reverse discrimination complaints filed by whites. (GR)

In arguing that the present administration has no coordinated or coherent policy for urban integration, this paper reviews urban trends, analyzes the barriers to unified action, and discusses a variety of steps that federal agencies can take to improve the administration's civil rights record. (Author/EB)

In suggesting that affirmative action goals and timetables cause racial tension, and in recommending reliance on "free and automatic" access to economic opportunities, the chairperson of the Commission on Civil Rights makes the commission a political parrot of current administrative policy rather than a strong advocate of federal…

Reviews Thomas Sowell's book, Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality. Argues that Sowell, a critic of affirmative action, rejects the central premises of the civil rights vision and believes that free market forces, demographic trends, culture, and individual choice account for existing race and sex-based statistical disparity. (SA)

Reviews political events of the past decade in Northern Ireland, focusing particularly on national and international legal actions relating to civil and human rights. The roles of England and, more briefly, the United States are discussed. (GC)

Describes experiences of Hispanic Americans with respect to the civil rights enforcement system. Suggests some goals to help ameliorate problems that Hispanic Americans face, and explains why human rights professionals should help turn these goals into programs and policies and address the enormous discrimination faced by Hispanic Americans. (SLD)