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Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in America

CONT WORLD ISSUES: CIVIL RIGHTS & LIBERTIES IN AMERICA

Civil Law

Law, Government & Politics

Civil Rights

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<P>This book provides a thorough overview of civil rights in U.S. history, detailing all the relevant amendments to the Constitution and reviewing key Supreme Court decisions and landmark cases on the topic. Aimed at general readers as well as high school, college, and university students, it focuses on the role of federal courts in civil rights and civil liberties politics. It also profiles the primary actors in civil rights and civil liberties, both organizations and people. The volume comprises seven chapters. Chapter 1 presents the history and background of the topic, and Chapter 2 discusses problems, controversies, and solutions. Chapter 3 consists of essays by contributors that round out the coauthors' expertise. Chapter 4 profiles important organizations and people, while Chapter 5 offers relevant data and documents. Chapter 6 is composed of an annotated list of important resources. Finally, Chapter 7 offers a useful chronology citing and describing the major events related to the topic from the nation's founding until 2019.</P>

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Recent Titles in the Contemporary World Issues Series.
Other Frontmatter.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Preface.
Other Frontmatter.
1: Background and History.
2: Problems, Controversies, and Solutions.
Perspectives.
3: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Lessons for Civil Rights Coping Strategies.
4: Two Courts: State Courts of Last Resort and Civil Rights Adjudication.
5: Defining Equality: Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
6: Warrants for Me but Not for Thee: Students&#x0027; Fourth Amendment Rights in Public Schools.
7: When Secular and Religious Interests Collide.
8: Transgender Rights.
9: The Free Press in the Age of Trump.
10: Religious Opposition to Abortion Rights: Another Attempt at Establishment of Religion.
11: &#x201C;Fish-Ins&#x201D; and the Indian Civil Rights Movement.
12: Profiles.
Data and Documents.
13: Data.
14: Documents.
15: Resources.
16: Chronology.
Glossary.
Index.
About the Author.

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