The National Civil Rights Convention of 1873 was held in Washington, D.C.. W. Ogilvie photographed the convention which began December 9. It was covered...

The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention. It advertised itself as "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition...

National Women's Rights Convention in 1850, however, suffrage was becoming an increasingly important aspect of the movement's activities. The civil rights...

The Civil Rights Act of 1875, sometimes called the Enforcement Act or the Force Act, was a United States federal law enacted during the Reconstruction...

The fight over the civil rights plank at the 1948 convention was a launching point for Humphrey as a political figure of national stature. He was elected...

Educational Convention, Jefferson City, Missouri 1871 State Convention of the Colored Citizens, Nashville, Tennessee 1873 National Civil Rights Convention, Washington...

The Democratic National Convention (DNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic...

that a convention in their city could aid the Democrats in making political inroads in the South, touting the city's history in civil rights activism...

The National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., more commonly known as the National Baptist Convention (NBC USA or NBC), is a Baptist Christian denomination...

of Rights and Sentiments, is a document signed in 1848 by 68 women and 32 men—100 out of some 300 attendees at the first women's rights convention to...

Union The European Convention on Human Rights In Japan, fundamental rights protected by the Constitution of Japan include: Civil liberties, including...

and July 9, 1868. The first Democratic convention after the conclusion of the American Civil War, the convention was notable for the return of Democratic...

incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic litigation. Codification of human rights is recent, but before the Human Rights Act 1998 and the...

token two of them as at-large delegates. Many civil rights activists were deeply offended by the convention's outcome. As leader (and later Representative)...

these clauses, to wit: The civil rights of none shall be abridged on account of religious belief or worship, nor shall any national religion be established...

Wikisource has original text related to this article: Civil Rights Act of 1866 The Civil Rights Act of 1866 (14 Stat. 27–30, enacted April 9, 1866, reenacted...

passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 altered in the minds of most the positions of the national parties on racial...

women's rights movement, which had become nearly dormant during the Civil War. In 1866, they organized the Eleventh National Women's Rights Convention, the...

1872 Liberal Republican convention nominated Greeley, a New York newspaper publisher, and wrote a platform calling for civil service reform and an end...

The Coinage Act of 1873 or Mint Act of 1873 was a general revision of laws relating to the Mint of the United States. By ending the right of holders of...

The civil rights movement (1865–1896) aimed to eliminate racial discrimination against African Americans, improve their educational and employment opportunities...

The 1864 National Union National Convention was the United States presidential nominating convention of the National Union Party, which was a name adopted...

The 1968 Democratic National Convention was held August 26–29 at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Earlier that year...

Equal Rights League Convention was a series of Colored Convention in the 19th century. The convention was one of several social movement conventions that...

Democratic National Convention was a quadrennial presidential nominating convention of the Democratic Party where it adopted its national platform and...

The 1996 Democratic National Convention was held at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, from August 26 to August 29, 1996. President Bill Clinton...

Bill of Rights 1689 (sometimes known as the Bill of Rights 1688) is an Act of the Parliament of England that set out certain basic civil rights and changed...

upholding civil rights as a major tenet of the party. After an initial notice to 34 cities, 10 cities requested the RFP to host the convention: Atlanta...

ratified in the aftermath of the American Civil War with the primary intention of protecting civil rights of millions of newly emancipated freedmen in...

United States from 1873 until his death in 1875 and a senator from Massachusetts from 1855 to 1873. Before and during the American Civil War, he was a leading...