Chapter 5: Civil Rights
Chapter Outline
The Struggle for Civil Rights
- Slavery and the Abolitionist Movement
- The Link to the Women’s Rights Movement
- The Civil War Amendments to the Constitution
- Civil Rights and the Supreme Court: “Separate but Equal”
- Organizing for Equality
- Litigating for Equality after World War II
- Civil Rights after Brown v. Board of Education
- The Civil Rights Acts
The Universalization of Civil Rights
- Women and Gender Discrimination
- Latinos and Asian Americans
- Native Americans
- Disabled Americans
- The Aged
- Gays and Lesbians
Affirmative Action
- The Supreme Court and the Burden of Proof
- Referenda on Affirmative Action
- Thinking Critically about the Affirmative Action Debate
What You Can Do: Mobilize for Civil Rights
Section Menu
Organize
Learn
Connect
- Interactive Politics Simulation
- You Decide Exercise
- Questions for Discussion and Thought
- What Government Does Exercise
- Get Involved Exercise
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