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Mr. Beat
Can You Fire Someone For Being Transgender? | Bostock v. Clayton County
In episode 81 of Supreme Court Briefs, a man gets fired for being gay. He fights back alright.
Makematic
13th Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States in 1865. But it was just the beginning of a long fight for equality and civil rights.
Curated Video
The Explosive Story of Dynamite Hill
When Black residents moved into one neighborhood in Birmingham, Alabama, White supremacists unleashed a wave of terror against the community.
Curated Video
U.S. Supreme Court rules in favour of LGBT workplace rights
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favour of LGBT rights in the workplace and activists say the fact that two conservative justices supported the ruling is a sign that attitudes towards the LGBT community are changing in the U.S.
Curated Video
Justice Dept. Sues Over New Arizona Citizenship Proof Law For Voting
The law is in direct conflict with a 1993 federal voter registration law and also violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964, according to the DOJ.
Curated Video
Supreme Court To Hear 3 Cases On LGBTQ Rights In The Workplace
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a trilogy of cases centered on whether it's legal for employers to discriminate against LGBTQ applicants and workers.
Curated Video
LGBTQ Activists Call On Supreme Court To Expand Title VII Definitions
LGBTQ rights activists in D.C. rallied in support of including sexual orientation and gender identity as part of Title VII's definition of "sex."
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: Legislation Impossible: The Civil Rights Act of 1964
BackStory Radio episode on the history of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and how that legislation became a reality against the odds. It provides audio and transcripts in segments.
A&E Television
History.com: Civil Rights Act of 1964
A brief video on the passing of the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibited racial discrimination in the United States. [2:57]
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Fresh Air: The Politics of Passing 1964's Civil Rights Act
Listen to or read the transcript of the interview Terry Gross of NPR had with the author of An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Two Presidents, Two Parties and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a book describing the background and...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civil Rights Part 3: De Facto Segregation
Today we define de facto segregation. This is a rebroadcast of an episode that originally aired in November, 2011.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Civil Rights Part 14: Civil Rights Act of 1964
On today's podcast, we examine the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This episode originally aired in November 2011.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Episode 230: Civil Rights Movement Part 9
On today's episode, we discuss the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pbs News Hour: Harvey Weinstein, Sexual Harassment, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Harvey Weinstein, one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood, was fired on October 8th from the film company he founded after The New York Times detailed three decades of sexual harassment allegations against him from many women who...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: 1964: "The Importance of the Civil Rights Act"
Learn about the impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, often considered one of the most influential laws in U.S. history, that created a new America.