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Give no bounties: Make equal Laws: secure life and prosperity and you need not give alms.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lots of info about this powerful organization, which fights for the rights of minorities of all types to be fairly represented. Learn about the latest legal cases in areas ranging from racial preferences to the separation of church and state.
Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) is a non-profit, non-partisan, community-based organization dedicated to educating America’s young people about the importance of civic participation in a democratic society. Their Web site explains their publications, events, and programs.
A big list of interesting sites that deal with freedom of ideas and expression, including organizations, documents, legal cases, and newsgroups.
Named after the 1979 Greensboro Massacre, the Greensboro Justice Fund provides grants to individ-uals and groups fighting bigotry in the South today. You can find out how to apply for a grant here, or view a list of current and past grant recipients.
Subtitled “Voices of the Civil Rights Movement,” this site provides RealAudio clips of famous civil rights speeches, including those by Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.
A huge collection of links to every imaginable division of the Department of Justice.
http://www.envirolink.org/orgs/magnuscentre/
http://socsci.colorado.edu/~jonesem/montgomery.html
http://www.seattletimes.com/mlk/movement/PT/phototour.html
Home to both the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the Leadership Conference Educational Fund, this site explains both organizations and provides a wealth of information and links.
An international non-governmental organization that promotes the rights of ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities.
A collection of Civil Rights artifacts, including Dr. Martin Luther King’s speeches and replicas of civil rights monuments.
A human rights group that acts in behalf of religious minorities worldwide. Read their newsletters here and find out more about what they do and how you can help if you wish to.
The Religion or Belief Information Network (ROBIN) is a non-governmental information network, reporting on issues relating to freedom of religion or belief and public policy. They are committed to furthering support for the 1981 United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief.
A rather serious and scholarly site with information about past and current legal cases involving second amendment rights (the right to bear firearms).
The United States Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) is an independent, bipartisan, fact-finding agency of the Executive Branch. Check out their publications, regional office locations, and information about filing a complaint.
A highly interactive site that encourages you to voice your opinion about pertinent civil rights issues of the day. You can vote or just read about the pro and con sides to an issue, as well as participate in a forum discussion on the topic.
http://www.calyx.com/~refuse/altindex.html
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR/