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Civil rights are defined as "the nonpolitical rights of a citizen; especially those guaranteed to U.S. citizens by the 13th and 14th...
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Voluntarism is the “principle or system of doing something by or relying on ...
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton forever changed the social and political landscape of the United States of America by succeeding in her work to guarantee rights for women and slaves. Among the...
Written by DeAirra Goss
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Special Olympics is an international organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become...
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Special events are social engagements that bring together people from the organization and community to raise awareness of a need, awareness of an organization, and support for a...
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Suffrage is the right or privilege of voting and is frequently incorporated among the rights of citizenship (the duties and privileges of a person...
Written by Casey Ruschman with some content from an earlier edition by Melia Tourangeau
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Teach for America is a nonprofit organization with the vision "one day, all children in our nation will have the opportunity to attain an excellent...
by Jordan Almos
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Biographical Highlights
Harriet Tubman was a second-generation slave who dedicated her life to fulfilling her cry to the slaveholders, "Let my people go!" She escaped from slavery, herself,...
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Best known as the founder of Girl Scouts of the USA, Juliette Gordon Low outgrew the trappings of an upper-class society life to create an organization for young...