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’ Rights of the People Civil Rights Movement Landmark Civil Rights Legislation Religions in the U.S. Diversity Social Welfare Family Life and Sports ’Non-Governmental Organizations   ’ Rights of the People ’ Rights of the People: Individual Freedom and the Bill of Rights U.S. Dept. of State Publication ’ Human Rights (From: Principles of Democracy’9) ’ Lyndon B. Johnson CIVIL RIGHTS STATEMENT  (From: Living Documents of American History) ’ Protecting Minority Rights (From: Democracy Papers’11) ’ Freedom of Speech  (From: Principles of Democracy’14) ’ Freedom of Religion (From: Principles of Democracy’17) ’ The Rights of Women and Girls  (From: Principles of Democracy’18) ’ Lincoln Fights Slavery in the Capital "Abolition in the District of Columbia" (From: America's Story) ’ Abraham Lincoln The Emancipation Proclamation (From: Living Documents of American History) ’ ’ Civil Rights Movement ’ Martin Luther King  I HAVE A DREAM (From: Living Documents of American History) ’ Martin Luther King Jr.(From: America's Story) ’ The Civil Rights Movement and the Legacy of Martin Luther King ’ Rosa Parks Was Arrested for Civil Disobedience  (From: America's Story) ’ Plessy v. Ferguson May 18, 1896 (From: America's Story) ’ Frederick Douglass  (From: America's Story) ’ William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (From: America's Story) ’ Elizabeth Cady Stanton (From: America's Story) ’ Harriet Tubman (From: America's Story) ’ Elijah Parish Lovejoy Was Killed By a Pro-slavery Mob Law and Race in the United States Background reading on Race in U.S. legal history ’ Toward One America: A National Conversation on Race U.S. Dept. of State E-Journal August 1997 ’ ’ Landmark Civil Rights Legislation ’ The Bill of Rights (From: Living Documents of American History) ’ Congress Granted Citizenship to All Native Americans Born in the U.S. ’Indian Citizen Act’ (From: America's Story) ’ Civil Rights Act (1964) (From: Basic  Readings in U.S. Democracy) ’ United States Celebrates Voting Rights Act's 40th Anniversary  USINFO ’ Americans With Disabilities Act Transforms LivesUSINFO ’ ’ ’ Religions in the U.S ’ Separating Church and State (From: Portrait of the USA) ’ Democracy Dialogues: A Proclamation by President George W. Bush Declaring Religious Freedom Day, 2006 ’ Democracy Dialogues: Excerpts from President John F. Kennedy’s address to Southern Baptist leaders, 1960 ’ Democracy Dialogues: The Evolution of Religious Liberty as a Universal Human Right ’ George Washington Recognized Equal Status of Jewish Americans (From: America's Story) ’ For Goodness Sake: Why so Many Want Religion to Play a Greater Role in American Life Article based on a national random telephone survey of over 1,500 people. ’ ’ Diversity Pluralism and Democracy (From: Snapshot USA)U.S. Dept. of State E-Journal May 2007 ONE FROM MANY:Immigration patterns and ethnic composition (From: Portrait of the USA) ’ National Park System Brings U.S. History Alive USINFO ’ The United States in 2005: Who We Are Today U.S. Dept. of State E-Journal December 2004 ’ Writers on America U.S. Dept. of State Publication ’ Americans at the Table: Reflections on Food and Culture U.S. Dept. of State E-Journal July 2004 ’ The First Immigrant Landed on Ellis Island (From: America's Story) ’ ’ ’ Social Welfare ’ THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET: Public assistance and health care (From: Portrait of the USA) ’ Pension Systems Should Adapt to Aging Populations, Official Says USINFO ’ Rights for People with Disabilities Grow Worldwide, Lawyer Says USINFO ’ Disability and Ability U.S. Dept. of State E-Journal November 2006 ’ The Future of Social Security A Report from the Social Security Administration. ’ Medicare.gov The Official U.S. Government Site for People with Medicare, for the latest information on Medicare enrollment, benefits, and other helpful tools. ’ Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents A comprehensive summary of the benefits available to veterans of the United States Armed Forces. ’ ’ ’ Family Life and Sports ’ The American Family U.S. Dept. of State E-Journal January 2001 ’ American Teenagers U.S. Dept. of State E-Journal July 2005 ’ World Youth Building a Future U.S. Dept. of State E-Journal July 2007 ’ American Sports ’ ’ Sports in America U.S. Dept. of State E-Journal, December 2003 ’ ’ In Their Own Words: Sports (From: American Teenagers--U.S. Dept. of State E-Journal July 2005) ’ ’ American Support for Football Steadily Growing USINFO ’ America's Story about Sports ’ ’ College Football Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg Retired ’ ’ World-Class Athlete Jim Thorpe Was Born ’ ’ Baseball ’ ’ Ty Cobb Made His 4,000th Hit ’ ’ ’ Non-Governmental Organizations ’ The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations (From: Principles of Democracy-20) ’ Non-Governmental Organizations: The Voice of The People(From: The Making of U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Dept. of State E-Journal March 2000. ’ Nongovernmental organizations (From: Democracy Dialogues) ’ Andrew Carnegie (From: America's Story) ’ Selected Non-Governmental Organizations INFOUSA ’ ’ THE UNITED STATES: A NATION OF VOLUNTEERS U.S. Dept. of State E-Journal September 1998 ’ ’ Giving: U.S. Philanthropy U.S. Dept. of State E-Journal May 2006 ’ ’ Going the Distance: The U.S. Tsunami Relief Effort 2005: Americans Respond to Tragedy U.S. Dept. of State Publication ’ ’ ’

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