Civil Rights and the Job of the G. W. Adams Educational Center
In the 19th Century George Willison Adams championed the rights of the oppressed African-Americans who were held as slaves in the south. After a long and bitter struggle slavery ended with the Civil War. However, the struggle of the African-American for equal rights under the law, for acknowledgment from white society as people and citizens has been and continues to be an issue in America.
Today in America it is not only the African-American who struggles for equality and justice, but any and all minority groups. Latinos, Asians, Jews, Native Americans, the Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual and Transgendered, people of all religions and creeds included in minority groups all struggle for their rights as people and citizens.
As part of our mission at the G. W. Adams Educational Center, we advocate Civil Rights for all citizens. To that end we are committed to educational programs and community outreach to help the majority of society understand and accept all minorities as people with rights and as equals. We have assembled below a number of minority group categories with links to organizations in Ohio and elsewhere you may contact to get more information or become more involved in the modern fight for freedom and equality.
African-American
Organizations:
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - An organization dedicated to advancing Civil Rights for people of color in the United States and around the world.
Website: www.naacp.org
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) - At first, a northern and mostly white middle class organization, the Congress of Racial Equality later expanded its focus to the South, and became involved in some of the civil rights movement's most important events.
Website: www.core-online.org
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) - With Martin Luther King as the leader, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was successfully part of the civil rights movement’s most important events. From the March on Washington to the sit-ins, the SCLC attempted to end discrimination and to appeal to the moral conscience of Americans.
Website: http://sclcnational.org
Latino
Organizations:
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - An organization dedicated to advancing Civil Rights for people of color in the United States and around the world.
Website: www.naacp.org
OLIVE BRANCH COMMUNITY
Website: http://www.olivebranchcommunity.org/civil.htm
Jewish
Organizations:
American Jewish Congress (AJC) - Working to protect the legal and civil rights of all people.
Website: www.ajcongress.org
B’NAI B’RITH - A Jewish organization involved in Civil Rights, inter-racial cooperation and both U. S. and international politics.
Website: www.bnaibrith.org
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum United States Holocaust Memorial Museum This is "America's national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history.
Website: www.ushmm.org
Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual and Transgendered
Organizations:
Stonewall Columbus - Stonewall Columbus was founded in 1981, when gay and progressive activists came together to protest the establishment of a local Moral Majority chapter by Jerry Falwell. The first tasks for “Stonewall Union,” as the organization was then named, were the coordination of a statewide pride celebration and an information booth at the Ohio State Fair. Both annual efforts celebrated their 20th occurrence in the summer of 2001.
Website: www.stonewallcolumbus.org
PFLAG - Located in and representing communities nationwide, PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons.
Website: www.pflag.org
Asian
Organizations:
Committee of 100 - A national non-partisan organization composed of American citizens of Chinese descent to address important issues concerning the Chinese-American community.
Website: www.committee100.org
Asian-American Coalition - This organization's goal is to unite all Asian Americans as a predominant force for strengthening Asian American community in the United States and recognizing Asian traditional and cultural values, while making its contributions to American democracy.
Website: aacoalition.org.tripod.com
Native American
Organizations:
Native American Rights Fund - Founded in 1970, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is the oldest and largest nonprofit law firm dedicated to asserting and defending the rights of Indian tribes, organizations and individuals nationwide.
Website: www.narf.org
American Indian Cultural Support - This organization is dedicated to preserving our various Nations sovereignty, legal rights, lands, and cultures.
Website: www.aics.org
The Working Poor and Wage Slavery Organizations:
Global Policy Forum - Working conditions should be protected by well-enforced rules – rules that guarantee workers the right to organize, to have limits on their work day, to be paid a minimum wage, to enjoy social security and more.
Website: www.globalpolicy.org
Read George J. Adams commentary on wage slavery: CLICK HERE
Animal Rights Organizations:
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) - Animal rights campaigns.
Website: www.peta.org
While, by all means this is not a complete list of all minority groups or their causes it is a good place to start. These organizations will help you find out more information and help with educational and cultural understanding.
Some other organizations to keep in mind are the following:
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) - Advocating individual rights by litigating, legislating, and educating the public on a broad array of issues affecting individual freedom.
Website: www.aclu.org
The Nation Underground Railroad Freedom Center - Offers interactive educational programs to promote an understanding of slavery and the resistance movements.
Website: www.freedomcenter.org
The Southern Poverty Law Center - The Southern Poverty Law Center was founded in 1971 as a small civil rights law
firm. Today, the Center is internationally known for its tolerance education.
Website: www.splcenter.org
And please feel free to contact the G. W. Adams Educational Center with any questions you may have.
Thank you.
They came for the Jews and I said nothing!
They came for the Blacks and the Latinos and I said nothing!
They came for the Catholics and I said nothing!
They came for the Homosexuals and I said nothing!
They came for the Liberals and I said nothing!
Finally, they came for me and there was nobody left to say anything!
Civil Rights Education in fiction - CLICK HERE
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