Overview
According to the authors, the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution was adopted in 1869 after the Civil War and is the main constitutional basis for civil rights legislation and court decisions. So base on this amendment all issues related to discrimination fall under the interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment.
So what do you think is our new civil rights issue of our time? For this assignment decide from the topics below which topic do you think should be our new civil rights movement of our time. Explain why you selected the issue by providing information on how this issue is impacting the rights of citizens. (5 points) You need to research an organization that is working to end this injustice and provide examples of what this organization doing to help with this cause. (10 points)
Affirmative Action
Gender discrimination
- Immigration rights
- LGBTQ rights
- Police brutality
- Race discrimination
- Be creative in presenting your assignment. You can create a flyer to promote the organization, or create a social media page promoting the organization, or write a press release to promote your cause.
- I will Race Discrimination topic.