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http://www.naacp.org/
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The NAACP is the oldest and largest civil
rights organization in the United States.
http://thekingcenter.com
The King Center works to carry forward the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://www.now.org/
National Organization for Women is the largest feminist organization in the nation seeking to protect
the rights of women and end inequality based on sex.
http://www.naral.org/
National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League is a pro-choice group that advocates reproductive
freedom for women.
http://www.all.org/
American Life League is a pro-life group advocating the view that human life begins at conception.
http://www.hrc.org/
Human Rights Campaign is the largest national lesbian and gay political organization advocating equal
rights for lesbians and gays.
http://www.nod.org/
National Organization on Disability advocates the full and equal participation of Americans with disabilities
in all aspects of life.
http://www.latinoweb.com/
Latino Web seeks to bring Latino people together by providing web links that relate to the concerns of
Hispanics.
http://www.census.gov/statab/www/
The Statistical Abstract of the United States on-line. Information about the state of the American people,
their incomes, family structures, occupations, and many other characteristics. Includes detailed information
about individual ethnic and racial groups as well as men and women.
http://www.americanwest.com/pages/indians.htm
A link to information about Native Americans and their cultures. Includes links to various tribal home
pages.
http://oyez.nwu.edu/
Read important civil rights cases on-line from this Web page. Allows you to search for and access cases
by name or topic. See also the civil rights page, http://wwwsecure.law.cornell.edu/topics/civil_rights.html.
http://www-leland.stanford.edu/group/King/
The message on the home page reads: "Welcome to the MLK Directory! This directory contains secondary
documents written about Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as primary documents written during King’s life.
The folks at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Project at Stanford University continuously update and
improve this site. Keep checking back!"
http://www.eeoc.gov/
Learn more about the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the laws it enforces, how to file
a charge with the EEOC, and general information about this agency.
http://www.feminist.org/
The Feminist Majority Foundation has a Web site called Women’s Web World. It offers information on empowerment
and equality for women.
http://www.militarywoman.org/
Military Woman’s home page offers a wide-ranging discussion of women in the military.
http://www.vix.com/pub/men/harass/harass.html
Find perspectives on court cases dealing with sexual harassment.
http://www.aarp.org/
The most visible and successful advocacy group for older Americans is the American Association of Retired
Persons (AARP). Its home page contains helpful links and much information.
http://www.now.org/
The home page of the National Organization for Women (NOW) has links to numerous resources containing
information on the rights and status of women both in the United States and around the world.
http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/kinder
Find information on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, including the text of the act and
related resources, access the Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center.
http://www.glaad.org/
The Lesbian and Gay Alliance against Defamation has an online News Bureau, which it describes as a "resource
for promoting fair, accurate and inclusive representation as a means of challenging discrimination based
on sexual orientation or identity."
http://www.aclu.org/
There are an incredible number of resources on the World Wide Web relating to civil rights-and particularly
the problem of discrimination. One of the most active and visible civil rights organizations today is
the American Civil Liberties Union.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/
An extensive collection of information on Martin Luther King, Jr., is offered by the Martin Luther King
Papers Project at Stanford University.
http://www.lulac.org/
The League of Latin American Citizens (LULAC).
http://www.immigrationforum.org
The National Immigration Forum "embraces and upholds America’s tradition as a nations of immigrants."
http://www.gocwi.org
If you are interested in children’s rights and welfare, a good starting place is the Web site of the Child
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