CIVIL RIGHTS related term(s) Civil Liberties; Commission on Civil Rights; Discrimination; Human Rights

Articles and editorials

Civil Rights Struggle Far From Over—NAACP Remains in Forefront, Almost a Century After Its Creation, E589 [25AP]

How Katherine Dunham Revealed Black Dance to the World, E1040 [7JN]

Moving the World, E1039 [7JN]

Nation Mourns Champion of Freedom, H124 [1FE]

Nonviolence Espoused in Many Denver Visits, H124 [1FE]

Timely Message From John Lewis, E1026 [6JN], E1152 [14JN]

Bills and resolutions

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (see S. 2392), S1893 [8MR] (see H.R. 5185), H1741 [25AP]

American Jewish Committee: anniversary (see S. Res. 444), S3506 [25AP]

Cameron, James: tribute (see S. Res. 518), S6154 [20JN] (see H. Res. 867), H4008 [14JN]

Civil Rights Act: mint coins in commemoration of semicentennial of enactment (see H.R. 4770), H387 [16FE]

Crime: provide justice for crime victims' families (see H.R. 4883), H644 [7MR]

Dept. of Education: urge withdrawal of changes contained in the ``Additional Clarification of Intercollegiate Athletics Policy—Three-Part Test-Part Three'' that harm Title IX (see H. Res. 735), H1130 [16MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights Division (see S. 2679), S3704 [27AP] (see H.R. 5236), H1916 [27AP]

Dunham, Katherine: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 414), H3137 [23MY] (see H. Res. 847), H3308 (see H. Res. 847), H3361 [25MY] (see H. Res. 859), H3723 [9JN]

International Women's Day: designate (see S. Res. 392, 393), S1893 [8MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 516), S6061 [19JN]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (see S. Res. 362), S370 [31JA] (see H. Res. 655), H24 [31JA]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (see S. 2499), S2799 [4AP]

Minorities: recognize and take active measures to increase the low presence of minorities and women in upper level positions of management in the financial services industry (see H. Con. Res. 429), H3908 [13JN]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2235), S446 [1FE]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 335), H224 [8FE]

National Liberty Mall Fund D.C., Inc.: authorize a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor slaves and others that fought for independence during the American Revolution (see S. 2495), S2730 [3AP]

New York, NY: tribute to the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for educating Americans about the African-American migration (see H. Con. Res. 352), H645 [7MR]

Nicodemus, KS: recognize contributions to American history (see H. Res. 884), H4423 [21JN]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see H.R. 4993), H1128 [16MR]

———prevent abuse and exploitation of older individuals (see H.R. 5722), H4915 [29JN]

Smith, Damu A.I.: tribute (see H. Res. 827), H2961 [19MY]

Texas Western University: commend anniversary and recognize historic impact of basketball title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights (see H. Res. 668), H154 [1FE]

Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 4762), H332 [15FE]

Voting Rights Act: amend (see S. 2703), S3984 [3MY]

Essays

Blessed Broken School: Breisa Baker, E1276 [26JN]

How Martin Luther King, Jr., Changed the World: Lauren Perry, E107 [8FE]

Making a World of Difference: Andrea Akins, E106 [8FE]

———Zachary Kummer, E106 [8FE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks—Making a World of Difference: Rachel Hajna, E106 [8FE]

Rosa Parks' Story for My Grandchildren: Alyx Vanness, H3489 [7JN]

Two Amazing Leaders: Jimmy Kunkle, E107 [8FE]

What Rosa Parks Means to Me: Morgan D. Sweere, H3481 [7JN]

What Rosa Parks Will Mean for My Children: Brenna Gilstrap, H3489 [7JN]

Press releases

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Opposes Alito Nomination—Report Details Hostility to Civil Rights and Warns of Tipped Balance on High Court: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., S147 [26JA]

Remarks in House

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women, E1026 [6JN]

———promote empowerment of women (H.R. 5185), E589 [25AP]

African Americans: tribute to black fraternal, social, and civic institutions, E250 [1MR]

American Jewish Committee: anniversary, E966 [26MY]

Cameron, James: tribute (H. Res. 867), H4226-H4228 [20JN], E1154 [14JN]

Chicago, IL: torture of African-American prisoners in Chicago City Jail, Area 2, H2881 [18MY]

Cleveland, OH: tribute to Council on American-Islamic Relations, E601 [26AP]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funding to submit an annual report detailing use of racial and ethnic preferences in admissions policies, H1339, H1340 [30MR]

Crime: increase in hate crimes relative to debate on immigration reform, H3791, H3795-H3797 [13JN], E1135, E1137 [13JN]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H679, H682 [8MR], E351 [14MR]

———provide justice for crime victims' families, H692 [8MR]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for programs that target Muslim and Arab communities for national security investigations, H4768 [28JN]

———prohibit funding for State and local drug task forces that do not collect and make available data relative to the racial distribution of convictions, H4802-H4804 [29JN]

District of Columbia: tribute to Black Pride Festival, E889 [19MY]

———tribute to Capital Pride Festival, E949 [24MY]

DuBois Circle (organization): anniversary, E669 [1MY]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, E1294 [27JN]

———reaffirm support for Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, H767 [8MR]

EEOC: prohibit funding for National Contact Center, H4753-H4755 [28JN]

Employment: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1687), H762 [8MR], E309 [8MR], E585 [25AP]

France: observance of national day to remember slavery, E783 [10MY]

Gambia: call for investigation into the death of journalist Deyda Hydara, E1165 [15JN]

Gary Frontiers Service Club, Inc.: tribute to annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Breakfast, E20 [31JA]

Gilstrap, Brenna: Arkansas Second Congressional District ``What Rosa Parks Will Mean to My Chilren'' essay contest winner, H3488 [7JN]

Hanna, Howard W., III (Hoddy): Anti-Defamation League National American Heritage Award recipient, E255 [2MR]

International Women's Day: observance, H650 [8MR], H850 [9MR], E315 [8MR], E360 [14MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, H4320 [20JN]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (H. Res. 655), H5-H14 [31JA], H115-H126 [1FE], E94, E105, E116 [8FE]

Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities: tribute, H3709 [9JN]

Lubbock, TX: tribute to African-American Chamber of Commerce Educators Hall of Fame, E177 [17FE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, E9 [31JA]

Morehouse College: acquisition of the Martin Luther King, Jr., collection of papers, H4899 [29JN]

NAACP: anniversary, E193 [17FE], E342 [9MR]

———anniversary (H. Con. Res. 335), H461-H466, H479 [1MR], E263, E264 [2MR]

———tribute, E589 [25AP]

National objectives: definition relative to issues of same-sex marriage or immigration, H3709 [9JN]

NLRB: ruling to strip certain workers of union rights, H4933 [10JY]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, H4355 [21JN]

Steinberg, Jeff: American Institute for Public Service Jefferson Award recipient, E555 [7AP]

Sweere, Morgan D.: Arkansas Second Congressional District ``What Rosa Parks Means to Me'' essay contest winner, H3481 [7JN]

Texas Western University: commend anniversary and recognize historic impact of basketball title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights (H. Res. 668), H400-H403 [28FE], E239 [1MR]

Vanness, Alyx: Arkansas Second Congressional District ``What Rosa Parks Will Mean for My Grandchildren'' essay contest winner, H3488 [7JN]

Voting: provide fairness in voter participation, H4321 [20JN]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 37), E309 [8MR]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: observance, E1159 [15JN]

Young, Andrew: City Club of Cleveland, OH, Citadel of Free Speech Award recipient, E1032 [7JN]

Remarks in Senate

Afghanistan: promote empowerment of women (S. 2392), S1900 [8MR]

American Jewish Committee: anniversary (S. Res. 444), S3524 [25AP]

Cameron, James: tribute (S. Res. 518), S6188 [20JN]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 1145), S111 [25JA], S323 [30JA], S438 [1FE], S506 [2FE], S767 [7FE], S857 [8FE], S969 [9FE], S1349 [15FE], S1531 [28FE], S1639 [2MR], S2116 [14MR], S2307 [16MR], S2595 [30MR], S2795 [4AP], S3498 [25AP], S3890 [2MY], S4039, S4044 [4MY], S4207 [9MY], S4465 [11MY], S4551 [15MY], S4689 [17MY], S4962 [23MY], S5771 [13JN], S6628 [28JN], S7411 [12JY]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, S6455 [23JN]

Employment: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 841), S3568 [26AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 840), S3568 [26AP]

Higgs, Jeffrey T.: Senator Frist's American New Trailblazer Award recipient, S1528 [28FE]

International Women's Day: designate (S. Res. 392), S1901 [8MR]

———designate (S. Res. 393), S1902 [8MR]

———observance, S1882-S1884 [8MR], S1957 [9MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, S4466 [11MY]

———observance (S. Con. Res. 42), S6487 [26JN]

———observance (S. Res. 516), S6097 [19JN]

King, Coretta Scott: tribute (S. Res. 362), S376-S381 [31JA], S440 [1FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: provide for expeditious disclosure of records relevant to life and assassination (S. 2499), S2802 [4AP]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, S9 [18JA], S111 [25JA]

Moscow Helsinki Group (organization): anniversary, S4466 [11MY]

Motley, Constance Baker: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2235), S481 [2FE]

NAACP: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 335), S4381 [10MY]

National Labor Relations Act: judicial decisions relative to protection of workers' rights, S177 [26JA]

Senate: legislative priorities, S7363-S7366 [12JY]

Senior citizens: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (S. 2010), S5946 [15JN]

Voting Rights Act: amend (S. 2703), S3987 [3MY], S4044 [4MY], S6591 [28JN], S6772 [29JN], S7261 [10JY], S7365, S7366 [12JY]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: observance, S5946 [15JN]

Reports

Extremists Declare `Open Season' on Immigrants—Hispanics Target of Incitement and Violence: Anti-Defamation League, H3792, H3795 [13JN]

Songs

``Lift Every Voice and Sing,'' James Weldon Johnson, S4466 [11MY]

Statements

Meeting the Challenges of Discrimination Against Women From Minority Groups: Gay McDougall, E360 [14MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 335, NAACP anniversary, H461 [1MR]

H. Res. 655, tribute to Coretta Scott King, H5 [31JA]

H. Res. 668, commend anniversary and recognize historic impact of Texas Western University basketball title game victory on diversity in sports and civil rights, H400 [28FE]

H. Res. 867, tribute to James Cameron, H4227 [20JN]

S. Res. 362, tribute to Coretta Scott King, S374, S381 [31JA]

S. Res. 392, International Women's Day, S1901 [8MR]

S. Res. 393, International Women's Day, S1902 [8MR]

S. Res. 444, American Jewish Committee anniversary, S3516, S3524 [25AP]

S. Res. 516, Juneteenth Independence Day, S6064, S6097 [19JN]

S. Res. 518, tribute to James Cameron, S6162, S6188 [20JN]

Transcripts

Chicago's Abu Ghraib—UN Committee Against Torture Hears Report on How Police Tortured Over 135 African-American Men Inside Chicago Jails: Amy Goodman, David Bates, Flint Taylor, and John Conroy, ``Democracy Now'' (radio program), H2881-H2883 [18MY]

Tributes

Cameron, James, S6012 [16JN], S6152 [20JN], E1225 [21JN]

Dunham, Katherine, E922 [22MY]

King, Coretta Scott, S343 [31JA], S440, S441 [1FE], S505 [2FE], S739, S758, S766 [7FE], S859 [8FE], S974 [9FE], S1172 [14FE], H53 [1FE], E18, E23, E24 [31JA], E78, E79, E80 [7FE], E89, E97, E102, E105 [8FE], E141 [14FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., H1398 [4AP], E499, E515 [4AP]

Parks, Rosa, S1172 [14FE]

Smith, Damu A.I., E828 [12MY], E857 [17MY]