He was an active participant in the American Anti-Slavery Society and the New England Anti-Slavery Society, as well as in efforts to obtain equal rights for blacks in Massachusetts.
On another, it suggests that African-Americans provide inspiration to marginalized communities everywhere: they've fought their battles, obtained equal rights and, as with Oprah and Barack Obama, achieved international respect and celebrity.
The Suffragettes Arrested 1906-1914 collection reveals details of where and how many times activists were arrested in their fight to obtain equal voting rights in the early 20th century.
That same year, he co-sponsored the "Equal Rights Amendment" (S.J.RES.10/H.J.RES.40) to "strengthen the ongoing efforts of women across the country to obtain equal treatment".
Cleve Jones, activist, organizer, and founder of The AIDS Memorial Quilt, the largest ongoing community arts project in the world, delivered a powerful speech about the role of public art in the ongoing struggle to obtain full and equal rights for all.
The bill was written to become law on January 1 , 2010 would allow all couples to obtain rights equal to those of married couples, and make Hawaii the only state in the Western United States to allow civil unions instead of domestic partnerships.
In many cases -- such as obtaining health care benefits for a partner -- gay couples said the equal rights they are guaranteed by civil unions were not automatically enforced.
On her return, in 1906, she declared that men and women were born with equal rights and wrote about the need for women to obtain financial and political independence.
Technology and security experts said that if the U.S. government was able to obtain Apple's source code with a conventional court order, other governments would demand equal rights to do the same thing.
Ultimately, he sees himself as being an advocate for issues pertaining to equality, including equal pay, equal advancement, equal opportunity and equal rights, Prophet told me.
