In the United States, prejudice has led to the lynching of blacks, bombing of synagogues, the massacre of Native Americans, the illegal imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II, the harassment of homosexuals, and other violent acts against minority groups. ... Since Europeans first came to America, Native Americans have been forcibly deprived of their lands and denied civil rights. Congress enacts the Indian Civil Rights Act in 1968, and the Federal courts have entertained a number of suits designed to restore to Native American Tribes ancestral lands and hunting and fishing righ...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Abstract Diversity and advocacy are an essential parts of education. Advocacy in education takes many forms; advocacy for an individual child and/or family, advocacy for the profession, program-based advocacy, private sector advocacy, political activism, and activism in the global arena. Although it may not occur in the classroom each has a direct impact in the education of children. The over-representation of minorities in special education programs as been an issue impacting education and requires the work of advocates to make changes. Culminating Course Project: Advocacy Plan Section 1: P...

• Word Count: 2753
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Abstract Diversity and advocacy are an essential parts of education. Advocacy in education takes many forms; advocacy for an individual child and/or family, advocacy for the profession, program-based advocacy, private sector advocacy, political activism, and activism in the global arena. Although it may not occur in the classroom each has a direct impact in the education of children. The over-representation of minorities in special education programs as been an issue impacting education and requires the work of advocates to make changes. Culminating Course Project: Advocacy Plan Section 1: P...

• Word Count: 2753
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate