Civil Rights
Civil rights have been a key electoral topic for much of American history, especially since the latter half of the 20th century
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Description: An award presented by the Catholic Interracial Council of New York. Beginning in the 1930s, interracial councils were formed across major cities in the U.S. to bring together Catholics of all backgrounds to discuss racial and civil rights issues.
Date: ca. 1940s
Source: Catholic Interracial Council of New York records
Description: In “The Pettigrew for President:” story arc, imagined over 10 issues, this Catholic parochial school comic book presented a hypothetical 1972 nomination campaign of Pettigrew, a Black candidate for U.S. President
Date: January 30, 1964
Source: Treasure Chest of Fun & Fact Collection
Description: In “The Pettigrew for President:” story arc, imagined over 10 issues, this Catholic parochial school comic book presented a hypothetical 1972 nomination campaign of Pettigrew, a Black candidate for U.S. President
Date: January 30, 1964
Source: Treasure Chest of Fun & Fact Collection
Description: CatholicU students rallied outside Caldwell Hall to show support for the passage of the 1964 Voting Rights Act.
Date: 1964
Source: Civil Rights Protest collection
Description: CatholicU students rallied outside Caldwell Hall to show support for the passage of the 1964 Voting Rights Act.
Date: 1964
Source: Civil Rights Protest collection
In 2024, the hot topics concerning the broad themes of civil rights include:
• Race and racial diversity
• Gender equality
• Criminal justice system / courts / policing
• Freedom of religion
• Age discrimination
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Equality and Non-Discrimination by Call Number: BX1753 .E78 2019ISBN: 9781532637216Publication Date: 2019-04-11This volume explores ways of understanding equality and non-discrimination. Drawing on the timeless logic of realist philosophy, Catholic morality, and Catholic social teaching, the authors seek to provide intellectual clarity on many controversial questions.
Women, Work, and Family by Call Number: HD6053 .W6455 2014ISBN: 9781440803093Publication Date: 2014-07-15A sweeping collection of new essays gathers historical background, theoretical perspectives, and the latest research on integrating work and personal life in a multigenerational workforce. A half-century after the women's movement of the 1960s, women still have not achieved equality in the workplace, in part because the burdens of family still fall largely upon their shoulders. This in-depth review examines legislation, social-science research, and human resources management practices dealing with women's integration of work and life roles. It explores the context and theory that explain new workplace trends and realities, and it offers practical recommendations on how women and companies can cope.
Ageism and Mistreatment of Older Workers by Call Number: HD6279 .A34 2013ISBN: 9789400755208Publication Date: 2012-12-10This book promotes an understanding of ageism, discrimination and mistreatment of older adult workers, incorporating an international human rights perspective.
Career and Family by Call Number: HD6061.2.U6 G65 2021ISBN: 9780691201788Publication Date: 2021-10-12Winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics A renowned economic historian traces women's journey to close the gender wage gap and sheds new light on the continued struggle to achieve equity between couples at home. A century ago, it was a given that a woman with a college degree had to choose between having a career and a family. Today, there are more female college graduates than ever before, and more women want to have a career and family, yet challenges persist at work and at home. This book traces how generations of women have responded to the problem of balancing career and family as the twentieth century experienced a sea change in gender equality, revealing why true equity for dual career couples remains frustratingly out of reach.
