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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
132 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
(212) 944-9800
website: www.aclu.org
The ACLU is a group that works to protect the rights and liberties guaranteed U.S. citizens in the Constitution. It opposes the censoring of any form of speech. The ACLU publishes the quarterly newsletter Civil Liberties Alert and several handbooks, public policy reports, civil liberties books, and pamphlets, including one on the Freedom of Information Act.
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
823 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
(212) 490-2525
website: www.adl.org
An international human rights/civil rights agency, the ADL works through education, legislation, litigation, communication, and persuasion to counteract all forms of anti-Semitism, racism, and intolerance; investigate and expose extremists, bigots, and hate movements; build understanding among racial, religious, and ethnic groups; combat discrimination; and to develop diversity education and training to reduce prejudice. Recently the ADL...
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