Background

Overview

• Background Information from the Initial Report of the United States of America to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, September 2000
  As background to the Report, Part 2 discusses in detail the provision of U.S. Constitutional and statutory law and practice prohibiting discrimination on the basic of race, color, ethnicity or national origin.
• A brief overview of race relations in the United States

Articles

• Martin Luther King, Jr., His Message of Nonviolent Change, 14 January 2002
• U.S. Broadcasting Industry Fights Prejudice Against Arab and Muslim Americans, 21 December 2001
• Rice Defends U.S. Withdrawal from Racism Conference, 10 September 2001
• The 38th Anniversary of the "March on Washington" 27 August 2001
• U.S. Wants a "Successful" World Conference Against Racism 31 July 2001
• The Scottsboro Boys and Fundamental Rights from Issues of Democracy, July 2001
• Southern California Prepares for World Conference Against Racism 04 May 2001
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Draws Visitors Worldwide 03 May 2001
• Mississippi Freedom Summer Remembered 02 May 2001
• Unita Blackwell Is Symbol of Change in Mississippi 01 May 2001
• International Experts on Race Visit Civil Rights Museum 30 April 2001
• Challenge of Confronting Racism Worldwide Focus of Conference 27 April 2001