Civil Rights Law

Immigration fight recalls civil rights era – Sand Mountain Reporter

Alabama was well-suited to be the nation’s civil rights battleground because of its harsh segregation laws, large black population, and the presence of a charismatic young minister named Martin Luther King Jr., who led a boycott of segregated …

Ala. immigration battle recalls civil rights past – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

No, the case that’s likely to be the first sorted out by the U.S. Supreme Court comes from this Deep South state, where the nation’s strictest immigration law has resurrected ugly images from Alabama’s days as the nation’s battleground for … Continue reading

Alabama’s tough immigration law awakens echos of old civil rights battles for some observers – Everything Alabama Blog

MONTGOMERY, Alabama — The epicenter of the fight over the nation’s patchwork of immigration laws is not Arizona, which shares a border with Mexico and became a common site for boycotts. Nor was it any of the four states that … Continue reading

Alabama immigration fight recalls civil rights era – The Guardian

Alabama was well-suited to be the nation’s civil rights battleground because of its harsh segregation laws, large black population, and the presence of a charismatic young minister named Martin Luther King Jr., who led a boycott of segregated …

Alabama immigration fight recalls civil rights era – msnbc.com

Alabama was well-suited to be the nation’s civil rights battleground because of its harsh segregation laws, large black population, and the presence of a charismatic young minister named Martin Luther King Jr., who led a boycott of segregated …

Attorney General’s Office to brief veterans on their civil rights in Lawrenceville – NJ.com

This law also provides substantial protection of those who seek to gain or continue employment with a disability. Therefore their office has suggested, and subsequently produced an education seminar to inform all veterans of their civil rights.

Cardone: Occupy Wall Street’s defining moment – University Daily

Law enforcement has a bad rap for overreacting in situations … These same naysayers back in the 50s and 60s didn’t believe the civil rights movement was a real movement. To them, the movement wasn’t going to be one that … Continue reading

Battle over new law recalls civil rights past – Tuscaloosa News

MONTGOMERY | The epicenter of the fight over the nation’s patchwork of immigration laws is not Arizona, which shares a border with Mexico and became a common site for boycotts. Nor was it any of the four states that were … Continue reading

Emma McElvaney Talbott | Civil rights warriors did much; work remains – Courier-Journal

Our youthful bodies were strong and up to the task of marching and picketing and our minds sharp and firm in our determination to become full-fledged U.S. citizens with all the rights and privileges thereto appertained. Our actions were informed … Continue reading

Alabama immigration battle recalls ugly images from civil rights past half-century ago – Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Alabama was well-suited to be the nation’s civil rights battleground because of its harsh segregation laws, large black population, and the presence of a charismatic young minister named Martin Luther King Jr., who led a boycott of segregated …