Civil rights
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on citizens' rights as established by law and protected by constitution. Works on the rights of persons regardless of their legal, socioeconomic or cultural status and as recognized by the international community are entered under [Human rights.]
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, Mountain States Regional Office Records
Collection
Identifier: B090
Abstract
The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, Mountain States Regional Office began in 1913 as a volunteer committee led by Simon Heller. The purpose of the organization was to fight prejudice and intolerance and to preserve the Jewish democratic heritage. The formal organization was established in 1941 as the tri-state office with Harold Saks as the first director. The Mountain States Regional Office in Denver worked toward the elimination of discrimination in employment, housing,...
Dates:
1940-1980
Civil Rights Ceremony, 1974 March 8
Item
Identifier: U201.01.0133.0017.00002
Abstract
The contact sheet depicts several unidentified individuals participating in the Civil Rights Ceremony, affiliated with the University of Denver, in 3-8-74.
Dates:
1974 March 8
Civil Rights Ceremony, 1974 March 8
Item
Identifier: U201.01.0133.0017.00002.00001
Abstract
The image depicts three unidentified individuals wearing headphones and sitting behind a table with electronics and a microphone, participating in the Civil Rights Ceremony affiliated with the University of Denver, in 3-8-74.
Dates:
1974 March 8
Civil Rights Reception, 1974 March 8
Item
Identifier: U201.01.0133.0017.00001
Abstract
The contact sheet depicts images of unidentified individuals participating in the civil rights reception for the University of Denver, in 3-8-74.
Dates:
1974 March 8
Civil Rights Reception, 1974 March 8
Item
Identifier: U201.01.0133.0017.00001.00001
Abstract
The image depicts four unidentified individuals participating in the civil rights reception affiliated with the University of Denver, in 3-8-74.
Dates:
1974 March 8
Colorado Commission on Civil Rights, 1968-1974
File
Identifier: M028.05.0012.0027
Abstract
Types of Materials: newspaper clippings
Dates:
1968-1974
Colorado NAACP leaders meet with Senator Peter H. Dominick during the NAACP Legislative Strategy Conference in Washington, D. C. in 1963 to promote passage of a civil rights bill, 1963 August 6-8
Item
Identifier: M085.09.0186.0016.00002
Abstract
Members of the Colorado chapter of the National Organization for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) talk with Sen. Dominick (R-Colo.) in the Senate Reception Room of the United States Capitol. From left to right are Sen. Dominick, Barbara Coopersmith, Irving P. Andrews, a Denver attorney and a graduate of the University of Denver's School of Law, and Reverend L. Sylvester Odom. Attendees of the Legislative Strategy Conference, which took place from August 6-8, 1963, visited members of...
Dates:
1963 August 6-8
Department of Anthropology Records on NAGPRA Compliance
Collection
Identifier: M179
Dates:
Other: 1990-1999
For the record. Civil rights, 1968 May 6
Item
Identifier: M085.10.0195.00065
Abstract
Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) answers questions from Colorado constituents during a segment of his For the record radio program on March 6, 1968, in Washington, D.C. Sen. Dominick discusses the main provisions of the pending civil rights legislation, including protections for civil rights workers and federal enforcement of laws banning discrimination in housing based on race, religion and national origin. He notes that most congressional debate centered on including a federal fair...
Dates:
1968 May 6
Lou Sidmin , 1948-1991
File
Identifier: B111.09.0009.0010
Abstract
Louis (Lou) Sidman was born in Boston in 1920 and passed away in October of 2004. As regional director of the Anti-Defemation League (ADL), Sidman was instrumental in drawing attention to the lack of civil rights for and the strong presence of discrimination toward members of the minority communities in Denver, including not only Jews, but also Native Americans, Latinos, and African Americans among others. He also served as Mayor Newton's secretory on the Committee for Human Relations in the...
Dates:
1948-1991