LibGuides: Civil Rights: Websites

Government Websites

DOL.gov
US Department of Labor
ED.gov
US Department of Education
Facts About Equal Pay and Compensation Discrimination
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
HHS.gov
US Department of Health & Human Services
HRSA.gov
Health Resources & Services Administration (Division of HHS.gov)
HUD.gov
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
US Commission on Civil Rights
An independent, bipartisan, fact-finding federal agency, our mission is to inform the development of national civil rights policy and enhance enforcement of federal civil rights laws.

CHCS.org
Center for Health Care Strategies. A nonprofit policy center dedicated to improving the health of low-income Americans.
NCHC.org
National Coalition of Health Care. Works to enhance health care opportunities for American citizens.
Rand Health
Provides research and analysis of the current U.S. health care system.

American Pyschological Association : Sexual Orientation and Military Service
Resource regarding sexual orientation and the military from the APA.
OutServe
OutServe is the association of actively-serving LGBT military personnel

Biography.com
The search engine Search contains over "25,000 of the greatest lives, past and present." Entries usually are rather brief.
Collective Biographies of Women
Collection of short biographies. Dept. of English-University of VA.
History Channel
Resource and links to popular biographical topics. Search box at top of page.
National Women's Hall of Fame
Academy of Achievement
Mission of the academy is to bring students face-to-face with the extraordinary leaders who have helped shape our world. Interviews and podcasts.
Biographical Directory of the US Congress 1774-present
Black Past.org
It includes an online encyclopedia of thousands of famous and lesser known figures in African American history, Global African history, and the history of African Americans in the West.