CIVIL RIGHTS

This page is under construction!!  It will be done soon - in the meantime, check out these sites:
 

Universal Rights Network    http://www.universalrights.net
"The Universal Rights Network is a meeting place for the peoples of the world to share their stories of the importance of universal human rights and fundamental freedoms to us all."  The site is supportive of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) unanimously adopted and proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change    http://www.thekingcenter.com
The Center is "dedicated to carrying forward the legacy and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through research, education and training in the principles, philosophy and methods of nonviolence."  This site is rich with information and links.

We Shall Overcome: Historical Places of the Civil Rights Movement  http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/index.htm
This is an extensive and well put together website with maps, pictures, links, bibliographies, and loads of info. on topics from the Underground Railroad to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Fredrick Douglas: American Visionary  http://www.cr.nps.gov/csd/exhibits/douglass/overview.htm
Learn more about the "father of the civil rights movement".  President Lincoln referred to Douglas as "the most meritorious man of the nineteenth century."

Norbert's Bookmarks for Active People  http://www.dfg-vk.de/english/bookmark.htm
This site has over 15,000 links dedicated to the following topics: Peace-Disarmament-Nonviolence; Human Rights-Environment-3rd World; Social Justice-Religion-News and Politics.  The criteria for included links is that they should "make a contribution to a better world."  This site has relevant links for all of the topics of this Moral Courage Site (Women, Civil Rights, Peace, Religion/Philosophy, Charity/Volunteer).