Sparked by the invasion of Afghanistan and the war in Iraq, anti-war protesters have become a fixture on the nightly news. In early October, many protesters including Cindy Sheehan, who attracted n...
The Fund supports legislation that protects tribal land and the rights of tribes who have lost their territories to the U.S. government.
Co-founded by César Chávez, the group succeeded in providing Latino and non-Latino workers with improved wages and working conditions. It now covers many other unions and is referred to as the Unit...
The Vietnam War and the civil rights movement galvanized a young generation who had become disillusioned with the violence at home and abroad. Activists embraced "counterculture" lifestyles as a me...
African Americans and whites banded together to protest the racial inequality permeating American society. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, was a response to such activism and legally protected the ci...
The oldest national Native American organization, the Congress continues to work to protect the rights of Native Americans.
The organization protects the rights of Japanese Americans. It helped defeat the proposed alien land law in California in 1946 by highlighting the contributions made by Japanese citizens of the U.S...
Founded to combat anti-semitism, the organization has evolved into a defender of all minority groups. It has been very active in the passage of hate crime legislation.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has been instrumental in such landmark cases as Brown v. Board of Education, which struck down the "separate but equal" statute. The A...
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