Freedom Of Assembly (American Rights)

American democracy owes much to the rights guaranteed to individuals in the U.S. Constitution and specifically in its first 10 amendments, known as the Bill of Rights. Each book in the new six-volume American Rights set provides the history of a specific right or rights, from the right to vote to the right to bear arms. The volumes begin with brief colonial history, discussing the war fought by American Revolutionaries to gain independence from Great Britain - and their opportunity to decide what rights every American should possess. Coverage also includes later and ongoing struggles by groups such as women and people of color to gain these rights - both in law and in practice. Students will learn to appreciate the value of these rights by reading of the battles fought to secure them and, in some cases, by learning of their relative rarity around the world. Historical origins of freedom of assembly Slavery and suffrage The labor movement The rights revolution : the ongoing struggle for civil and women's rights World War I, World War II, and the Cold War Wars in Vietnam and Iraq The Internet community and the future of freedom of assembly, association, and petition. American history is marked by various assemblies, gatherings, marches, and demonstrations, as well as organizations, societies, political parties, advocacy groups, and also declarations, petitions, grievances, and the growth of Explores the history of and current issues related to the freedom of assembly, association, and petition, as guaranteed to United States citizens in the Bill of Rights Surveys the origins and history of this civil right in the United States, primarily from 1860 to the present