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Civil Rights: An overview
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/civil_rights.html

Free and Equal: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 50
http://www.usinfo.state.gov/journals/itdhr/1098/ijde/ijde1098.htm

Law and Race in the United States
Background reading on Race in US legal history, with links to relevant documents
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/crights/reports/lawrace.htm

Toward Inclusion: Meeting the Needs of Persons with Disabilities in the U.S.
http://www.usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/0199/ijse/ijse0199.htm

Toward One America: A National Conversation on Race
http://www.usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/0897/ijse/ijse0897.htm

U.S. Report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Initial Report, September 2000
http://www.state.gov/www/global/human_rights/ cerd_report/cerd_index.html

The Changing Roles of Women in the United States
http://www.usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/0597/ijse/tocsv.htm



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