Rights in America
Explore the ways Americans have fought for, attained, and protected their rights.
The Struggle for Rights in America
Many documents at the National Archives illustrate how individuals and groups asserted their rights as Americans. Use this site to explore the topics of slavery, racism, citizenship, women’s independence, immigration, and more.
Explore an entire exhibit devoted to “Records of Rights” at recordsofrights.org and in person at the National Archives Museum in Washington, D.C., where documents from the holdings of the National Archives illustrate how Americans have endeavored to define, secure, and protect their rights.
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Left Column (Top to Bottom) President Bush Signs the ADA into Law, Bill of Rights, Women’s Suffrage Day in Fountain Square.
Primary Sources by Topic
Teaching Activities
Writing to the President
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National Archives Foundation
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Black Soldiers in the Civil War
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National Archives Foundation
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Examining Rosa Parks’s Arrest Record and Bus Diagram
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National Archives Foundation
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Fannie Lou Hamer and Voting Rights
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National Archives Foundation
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