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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals http://www.peta.org Source: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) PETA's website includes information on animal abuse in industry, research, entertainment and other areas. PETA is a well-known and controversial animal rights advocacy group. full description	What is the history of the animal rights movement? What are ongoing animal rights campaigns? What is the latest news on animal rights issues?
Animal-Rights Movement http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0804083.htm Source: Infoplease.com A short encyclopedia article on the animal rights movement. full description	What is the history of animal rights movement? What are some animal rights campaigns?
Anti-Vietnam War Movement http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/a0804282.htm Source: Infoplease.com Short encyclopedia article on the anti-war movement during the Vietnam War, including information on famous protests and government resolutions. full description	What was the anti-Vietnam War movement? What was the Tonkin Gulf resolution? What was Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)? What was the Kent State incident?
Title IX: 25 Years of Progress http://www.ed.gov/pubs/TitleIX/index.html Source: U.S Department of Education Information on women's achievements in education (including sports), and obstacles to equality that many women today still face. full description	What percentage of women are in college? How many women partcipate in intercollegiate athletics? What is Title IX? How did Title IX influence educational opportunities?
Black History http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhm1.html Source: infoplease This website provides information on Black History including a civil rights timeline, a list of encyclopedia articles on civil rights topics, and other resources on the civil rights movement. full description	When did the Civil Rights Movement begin in the U.S.? What fundamental rights were promised to Black Americans? What was the Reconstruction Period? What was the Civil Rights Act of 1875? What was the grandfather clause? What were the Jim Crow laws? What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)? What was the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka case? Who was Rosa Parks? Who was Martin Luther King Jr.? What was the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?