civil rights
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Marching for jobs, peace and freedom
The following was released by the ANSWER Coalition. The PSL is a member organization of ANSWER. "Marching for jobs, peace…
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Still marching for jobs and freedom
On Aug. 28, 1963, hundreds of thousands participated in the massive March on Washington, which many call the high point…
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Women’s leadership and the Black liberation struggle: Review
Women were not only behind-the-scenes organizers in the Black liberation movement, but also strategists, mentors, theoreticians, and formal leaders.
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The government wants your Internet records
In a continuation of the Bush administration assault on civil liberties, the Obama administration is asking Congress to approve increasing…
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A lawyer’s look at the Prop 8 decision
Prof. Zachary Wolfe teaches "Law As a Force for Social Change" and "Progressive Movements: Rewriting History" at George Washington University,…
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Calif. Proposition 8 overturned
California's Proposition 8 was overturned in U.S. Federal Court Aug. 4 as unconstitutional. Proposition 8 is the voter referendum that…
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Victory over Prop 8: The struggle for equality continues
Carlos Alvarez, candidate of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, is running for governor of California on the Peace and…
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Students, community fight re-segregation in North Carolina
On July 20, community members packed a school board meeting and the streets of Raleigh, N.C., to voice their opposition…
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Fourteen examples of systemic racism in the U.S. criminal justice system
The author is legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights and a law professor at Loyola University New Orleans.…
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NYC ‘Stop and Frisk’ policy targets Black, Latino youth
Basic constitutional rights that guarantee for every individual freedom from search, seizure and detention without an established probable cause of…
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