Annenberg Classroom: Freedom From Discrimination

How does the Constitution protect someone from discrimination at the workplace, in school, or in a public setting? Scholars research United States government and politics to grasp how the law handled sexual discrimination over the...

Check out this interactive timeline of the history of freedom from slavery in the United States.

This site discusses the "human right to freedom from any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on gender, race, color, national or ethnic origin, language, religion, political or other opinion, age, or any other status,...

Annenberg Classroom summary and text of the 1st Amendment to the Constitution. Links to relevant news articles, video, and timeline.

Check out this interactive timeline on the history of freedom of religion in the United States.

Check out this interactive timeline freedom of speech and association in the United States.

Check out this interactive timeline on the history of freedom of press in the United States.

A documentary of an African-American construction worker, Thaddeus Edmonson, who sued his employer after the company stopped paying for medical costs incurred from a work injury. The case morphed into a fight for the right to an...

A documentary that looks at the Korematsu v. U.S. case from 1944 that challenged the authority of the President. When war is being waged, the balance of power in the government shifts to give the President more power to make decisions....

A documentary that looks at the Supreme Court decision in the case Yick Wo v. Hopkins from 1886. The decision upheld the right of a noncitizen Chinese immigrant to equal protection under the 14th Amendment. [20:00]