The American Civil Liberties Union is Founded
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Human Rights
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: New York City
- Date: January 19, 1920
Article abstract: The American Civil Liberties Union was founded to defend equal rights for all, including rights to free speech, due process, and freedom of the press.
Summary of Event
The violation of civil rights in World War I was common, and that era had the worst record of abuse in the history of the United States according to many historians. Those who dissented or protested against the war, including pacifists, labor groups of leftist ideological persuasion, socialists, communists, and those who actively opposed some aspect of the official policy...
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