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Civil Rights Org
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and and Bell Atlantic have created a Web site designed to combat Internet hate speech. The number of hate sites has more than doubled from 1998 to 2001. This Web-site is dedicated to fighting and providing information to counter hate on the Web.
Torn From the Land
This is the story of how land and property was taken from African-Americans through Trickery, Violence and Murder. The Story is divided into Part1 and Part 2 and further divided into smaller articles.
Part I
Torn From the Land
Peculiar Land Swaps Leave Blacks With Little of Their Ancestors' Georgia Island
Alabama Pushed a Black Family Off Its Land - and Left It Empty for Years
Car Dealer Acquired Black Farmers' Land by Foreclosing on Loans
Living in the North Gave Blacks No Guarantee Against Land Grabs
Black Farmers: A Vanishing Breed
History Up in Smoke
Part II
Landownership Made Blacks Targets of Violence and Murder
Taking Away the Vote - and a Black Man's Land
A Man Is Jailed for Defending His Land
The Lynching Trail
This is a Must Read!
Civil Liberty News Wire from the ACLU
Keep up on the latest news concerning Civil Liberties issues.
The United States Commission on Civil Rights
The United States Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) is an independent, bipartisan, fact-finding agency of the executive branch established under the Civil Rights Act of 1957. The Commission investigates complaints of voting rights violations, collects information concerning discrimination or violations of the equal protection laws, provides information and resources concerning discrimination and submits it's findings to the President and Congress.
FindLaw
This Website directs visitors to resources and links to government documents, agencies, newsletters, discussion groups and databases dealing with Civil Rights issues.
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
The premier organization for advancing Civil Rights, the NAACP Website contains a wealth of information and resources on such diverse topics as civil rights, race relations, religion, politics, and history. Visitors to the Website can easily find the topic, issues, or articles they are searching for thanks to the it's excellent design and ease of navigation.
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