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Sep 26, 2022

50 Years of Fighting for the Rights of Incarcerated People

The ACLU’s National Prison Project continues to ensure the Constitution’s protections reach every incarcerated person.
The ACLU’s National Prison Project continues to ensure the Constitution’s protections reach every incarcerated person.
With helmets, gas masks and armed with shotguns, state police overlook the Attica prison yard which is filled with prisoners, face down in mud with their hands behind their heads. Other policemen are in orange ponchos are walking and searching the...
With helmets, gas masks and armed with shotguns, state police overlook the Attica prison yard which is filled with prisoners, face down in mud with their hands behind their heads. Other policemen are in orange ponchos are walking and searching the...
Sep 23, 2022

Learn About Where Secretary of State Candidates Land on Voting Issues

See where local candidates land on civil liberties and civil rights.
See where local candidates land on civil liberties and civil rights.
A hand putting a ballot into a ballot box.
A hand putting a ballot into a ballot box.
Sep 21, 2022

Banned Book Week in Oklahoma

Since Oklahoma officials passed HB 1775 last year, there has been a massive surge of restrictions against discussing race and gender in the classroom.

By Jacqueline Hartley

Since Oklahoma officials passed HB 1775 last year, there has been a massive surge of restrictions against discussing race and gender in the classroom.

By Jacqueline Hartley
Start a banned books club
Start a banned books club
Sep 20, 2022

National Voter Registration Day is Today: Here’s What You Need to Know

Today is National Voter Registration Day, and it’s important to make sure you are registered at your current address and ready to vote.
Today is National Voter Registration Day, and it’s important to make sure you are registered at your current address and ready to vote.
A sign reading "Register to Vote Here" next to an American flag.
A sign reading "Register to Vote Here" next to an American flag.
Sep 19, 2022

How to Start a Banned Book Club

Ella Scott, student and co-founder of her high school’s Banned Book Club, tells us what inspired her to take action and shares advice on how to combat book bans in your own school.
Ella Scott, student and co-founder of her high school’s Banned Book Club, tells us what inspired her to take action and shares advice on how to combat book bans in your own school.
A group of students reading around a desk.
A group of students reading around a desk.
Sep 16, 2022

The Civil Rights Movement’s ‘Smallest Freedom Fighter’ on the Power of Your Vote

Sheyann Webb-Christburg shares her story of marching to Selma against the odds, and the responsibility that comes with the right to vote.
Sheyann Webb-Christburg shares her story of marching to Selma against the odds, and the responsibility that comes with the right to vote.
A photo of Sheyann Webb with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A photo of Sheyann Webb with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.