 Resources
"The rights
belonging to an individual by virtue of citizenship,
especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed
by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and
by subsequent acts of Congress, including civil liberties, due
process, equal protection of the laws, and freedom from
discrimination."
Source:
Answers.com |
 Civil
Rights History
The struggle for
civil rights has always paralleled human development.
One or more group has challenged the restrictions put on
them by other members of society. |
 Racism
"Let us all hope
that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass
away, and that in some not too distant tomorrow the
radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over
our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.”
Martin Luther King |
 Statistics
Approximately 4.6
million Americans - 1 in 50 adults - been deprived of
the right to vote as a result of felony convictions;
Approximately 1.4 million individuals are
disenfranchised despite having completed felony
sentences;
Approximately 1.4 million African-American males are
disenfranchised;
Over 500,000 women have lost their right to vote; Nearly
73% of the disenfranchised are no longer in prison; and
In Virginia, 1 in 4 African American men cannot vote;
that is 110,000 citizens and counting! Source:
Power and Democracy |
 Advocacy
A civil activist
is a political protester who strives for justice for all
people, They demand the equal rights for any minority
regardless of their race, creed, religion, ethnic group,
or sexual orientation. Often they reach their goals
through legislation and education. |
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 Laws
"Civil
Rights Law is the area of law protecting those rights
guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, the 13th and 14th
Amendments to the Constitution, including the right to
due process, equal treatment under the law of all people
regarding enjoyment of life, liberty, property, and
protection. " Source:
Statelawyers.com |
 Organizations
“A community is democratic
only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the
highest civil, economic, and social rights that the
biggest and most powerful possess.”
A. Philip Randolph
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 Genocide/Ethnic
Cleansing
Genocide:"The term
"genocide" did not exist before 1944. It is a very
specific term, referring to violent crimes committed
against groups with the intent to destroy the existence
of the group" Source:
Holocaust Museum
Ethnic Cleansing "forcibly
displacing or exterminating an ethnic population from a
particular area in order to assert the identity and
power of another ethnic group."
Source:
Red Cross |
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