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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Make-Whole Or Make-Short? How Courts Have Misread Title Vii's Limitations Period To Truncate Relief In Eeoc Pattern-Or-Practice Cases, Sara A. Fairchild Jan 2017

Make-Whole Or Make-Short? How Courts Have Misread Title Vii's Limitations Period To Truncate Relief In Eeoc Pattern-Or-Practice Cases, Sara A. Fairchild

American University Law Review

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"Lifting As We Climb": The American Council On Human Rights And The Quest For Civil Rights, Gregory S. Parks Jan 2017

"Lifting As We Climb": The American Council On Human Rights And The Quest For Civil Rights, Gregory S. Parks

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

The narrative of African Americans’ quest for racial equality and social justice in the Twentieth Century is typically construed in the context of main-line civil rights organizations—e.g., NAACP, SCLC, SNCC, and the like. However, for decades, black fraternal networks had been helping to lay the groundwork for the major civil rights campaigns that culminated in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 1938 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated created the National Non-Partisan Lobby on Civil and Democratic Rights (“NPC”), later renamed the National Non-Partisan Council on Public Affairs. It was the first full-time congressional lobby for minority group civil rights. …


Presenter, “The Bca And The Ncaa: How Title Vii May Level The Playing Field In The Collegiate Coaching Ranks”, N. Jeremi Duru Nov 2007

Presenter, “The Bca And The Ncaa: How Title Vii May Level The Playing Field In The Collegiate Coaching Ranks”, N. Jeremi Duru

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In January 2007, only 5% of the 119 head coaches in Division I-A college football teams were minorities. This number is startling in light of the fact that in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football teams 55% of the student-athletes are from minority groups. Even the president of the NCAA, Myles Brand, has stated that this organization has had a “dismal record of hiring people of color into head coaching positions, especially in the sport of football.” The disparity between the numbers of coaches and players has prompted an action brought by the Black Coaches & Administrators (BCA). The BCA …


Unequal Before The Law: Men, Women And The Death Penalty, Andrea Shapiro Jan 2000

Unequal Before The Law: Men, Women And The Death Penalty, Andrea Shapiro

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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United States V. Virginia: The Case Of Coeducation At Virginia Military Institute, Julie M. Amstein Jan 1994

United States V. Virginia: The Case Of Coeducation At Virginia Military Institute, Julie M. Amstein

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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The Dynamics Of Homosocial Reproduction In Academic Institutions, Paula Dressel, Bernadette Weston Hartfield, Ruby L. Gooley Jan 1993

The Dynamics Of Homosocial Reproduction In Academic Institutions, Paula Dressel, Bernadette Weston Hartfield, Ruby L. Gooley

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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