Fights for rights / Ronald W. Eades.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eades, Ronald W.

Series:

New books for new readers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights--United States--Cases.

Civil rights.

United States.

Civil rights--United States--Popular works.

Genre:

Popular works.

Physical Description:

v, 58 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2000]

Summary:

Americans live in a country where laws, not kings or elected officials, decide right and wrong. From the very beginning Americans have fought against laws that seemed unfair. Fights for Rights, a book for adult literacy students, offers an introduction to some of our constitutional rights.

In straightforward, easy-to-read prose, Ronald Eades tells the stories of significant events and court cases in our nation's ongoing struggle for fair and equal rights for all citizens. After a brief description of the origins and significance of documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, he discusses legal cases that clarified freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the rights of criminal defendants, and guaranteed constitutional rights for African Americans and for women.

Contents:

1. The History of Our Fight for Rights 1

2. Freedom of Speech 9

3. Freedom of Religion 17

4. The Rights of Criminal Defendants 25

5. Ending Slavery 34

6. Women's Rights 47

7. The Rule of Law 55.

ISBN:

0813109124

OCLC:

43615437