Iowa Civil Rights Commission - Iowa Civil Rights Commission OUR MISSION IS TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION IN IOWA. The ICRC fights discrimination 5 ways: complaints alleging discrimination, Educatin g the public regarding anti-discrimination law and the value of diversity, Testing
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Martin Luther King, Jr. - American Civil-Rights Leader - Here is a biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. followed by a series of web links to other civil rights leaders, to related internet resources, to etexts of Martin Luther King's speeches and writings, and to books by and about Martin Luther King, Jr.
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We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement - includes a map and information on important people and places in the Civil Rights Movement. Throughout history, African Americans resisted their slavery and later second-class citizenship. Opposition took many forms, from the passive resistance of slaves
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National Civil Rights Museum - The National Civil Rights Museum (NCRM) was opened in 1991 at the site of the Lorraine Motel in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. The Museum exists to assist the public in understanding the lessons of the Civil Rights Movement and its impact and influence on t
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Civil Rights Law and History - The Declaration of Independence, issued on July 4, 1776, stated "We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal..." Yet the new nation declaring its independence permitted the continuation of the practice of slavery for
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History of Computers in Education - History, the History of Computers, and the History of Computers in Education 1780 - Early public schools adopt the teacher/manager model with the teacher as the primary manger of instruction and assessment in a single classroom. 1946 - First vacuum tube-
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Black Quest Power Resource Links - A comprehensive source/guide and gateway to African and African American history, culture and society.
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Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th President of the United States - yndon Baines Johnson became the 36th president of the United States on the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November 1963. Lyndon Baines Johnson became the 36th president of the United States on the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November 1963. A
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WashingtonPost.com: Backfire: A Reporter's Look at Affirmative Action - When the University of California at Berkeley routinely admits African American students with lower grades and SAT scores 200 points lower than Chinese Americans who are rejected, there is nothing fancy or esoteric about what the university is doing: it i
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Social Studies School Service Black History Index - Articles/Features High-quality materials for teaching students about Martin Luther King, Jr. organized by media type. An extended review of the Encarta Africana CD-ROM. View brief descriptions, ordering information, and full-screen (640 x 480
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