More than a year before Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt heard arguments from the civil rights leaders of the ...

Elliott Roosevelt, Eleanor's father, is confined to a mental ... Eleanor speaks at a civil rights workshop at Highlander Folk School in Tennessee despite threats from the Ku Klux Klan.

Well, Eleanor Roosevelt had both her admirers and her ... she was early on the side of the blacks in their fight for civil rights. She had a tendency to participate, which easily oozed over ...

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, the first Chairperson of the ... from penitentiaries to hospitals and her involvement in the civil rights movement. In the 1930’s, Roosevelt faced backlash for ...

Eleanor Roosevelt, the first lady of American politics ... She was one of the first prominent white persons to fight for civil rights of Negroes; she headed the unsuccessful attempt to swap ...

She urged D.C. lawmakers to prioritize civil rights for all Americans ... opportunities for women and minorities in D.C. Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) As an advocate for human rights, social ...