5. Equal Rights: Struggling Toward Fairness

TAD 113 WTP 136-141	Struggle for Equality - African Americans
TAD 113 WTP 137	Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Text of the Court's opinion in this case advocating the separate, but equal doctrine.
TAD 114 WTP 292	NAACP The official web site of the NAACP, including current information on the organization.
TAD 117 WTP 141	Women
	National Organization for Women (NOW) The official web site of the National Organization for Women, a major player in the fight for women's rights.
TAD 117 WTP 142	ERA The text of the Equal Rights Amendment
TAD 117 WTP 142	Sandra Day O Connor Biographical material on and text of recent opinions written by Justice O'Connor.
TAD 117	Christine Todd Whitman Biography of a prominent current woman in politics.
TAD 127 WTP 158-159	Other Groups Disabled
	American Association of Disabled Persons The official home page of a national organization supporting the rights of the disabled.
TAD 127	Homosexuals
	National Gay and Lesbian Task Force A leading political activism organization for gays and lesbians.
	Family Research Council An organization opposed to same-sex marriages and gay rights positions.
TAD 128 WTP 151	Equal Protection
	The 14th Amendment
	U.S. Code Title 42, chapter 21 Text of federal law prohibiting racial discrimination in public accomodations.
	"I Have a Dream" speech Audio clips of the Martin Luther King, Jr. "I have a dream" speech delivered in 1963.
TAD 131	Twenty-fourth Amendment
TAD 133-134	Congressional redistricting
	Miller v. Johnson (1995) Brief overview of the Miller v. Johnson case concerning racial gerrymandering. Facts of the case, the constitutional question involved, the conclusion and the vote are provided. Audio of the arguments is also available.
	Equality of Result - Affirmative Action
	Bakke case Brief overview of the Regents of the University of California v. Bakke case of 1978 concerning affirmative action at a California medical school. Facts of the case, the constitutional question involved, the conclusion and the vote are provided. Audio of the judgement and opinions is also available.
	Adarand v. Pena (1995) Brief overview of the Adarand Constructors v. Pena case of 1995 concerning affirmative action in government contracting. Facts of the case, the constitutional question involved, the conclusion and the vote are provided. Audio of arguments is also available.
	Busing
	Missouri v. Jenkins (1995) Brief overview of the Missouri v. Jenkins case concerning racial desegregation in Missouri schools. Facts of the case, the constitutional question involved, the conclusion and the vote are provided. Audio of arguments is also available.