WOMEN FOCUS ON PROGRESS WORK FOR EQUAL RIGHTS IS NEVER COMPLETED, ACTIVISTS TELL GROUPRobin Rivers Staff writer
Berkeley Electronic Press Selected WorksFinley, Lucinda MTemp.pol. & Civ.rts.l.rev
Civil rights, guarantees of equal social opportunities and equal protection under the law regardless of race, religion, or other personal characteristics. Examples of civil rights include the right to vote, the right to a fair trial, the right to a publi
American history has been marked by persistent and determined efforts to expand the scope and inclusiveness of civil rights. Althoughequal rightsfor all were affirmed in the founding documents of the United States, many of the new country’s inhabitants were denied essential rights. Enslaved Africans...