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An Overview of the Refugee Crisis
US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power gives an overview of the refugee crisis in 2016.
Audio Reading of "How Much Democracy Do We Want?"
In this audio clip, an actor reads an excerpt from Eleanor Roosevelt’s 1940 work “The Moral Basis of Democracy,” which is featured in the resource book Fundamental Freedoms: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In this clip, Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of equal opportunities and economic security for the strength of democracy.
Audio Reading of "Women Must Learn to Play the Game as Men Do."
In this audio clip, an actor reads a 1928 essay written by Eleanor Roosevelt titled “Women Must Learn to Play the Game as Men Do,” which is featured in the resource book Fundamental Freedoms: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In this clip, Roosevelt explains some of the challenges facing women and defines success for women in politics.
Audio Reading of Eleanor Roosevelt's Report from the Displaced Persons Camp
In February 1946, following the end of WWII, Eleanor Roosevelt visited displaced persons camps in Germany where she met Jews who had survived the Holocaust. In this audio clip, featured in the resource book Fundamental Freedoms: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and read by an actor, Roosevelt reflects on her visit.
Audio Reading of Eleanor Roosevelt's Speech at the Sorbonne
In this audio recording, an actor reads Eleanor Roosevelt’s speech delivered at the University of Paris, or the Sorbonne, in 1948, which is featured in the resource book Fundamental Freedoms: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In the speech, Roosevelt describes the differences in the ways that people in the United States the and Soviet Union understood human rights.
Audio Reading of Eleanor Roosevelt: We Must Stop Generalizing About People
In this audio clip, an actor reads excerpts from a 1924 speech and a 1945 essay by Eleanor Roosevelt, both featured in the resource book Fundamental Freedoms: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These excerpts provide insight into changes in the way Roosevelt approached civil rights over time.
Audio Reading of FDR's "Four Freedoms"
In this audio recording, an actor reads President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s January 6, 1941 address to the nation, featured in the resource book "Fundamental Freedoms: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights." In the speech, Roosevelt presents a vision of a new world order founded on four essential freedoms: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.
Becoming a Vessel of Positivity: Daniel Nicoletta on Lessons from Harvey Milk
Daniel Nicoletta speaks as part of a panel on the life and legacy of Harvey Milk.
Birthright Citizenship Worldwide (2015)
Who can be a citizen? Many countries recognize birthright citizenship, meaning that anyone born within a country's territory is automatically a citizen, even if the parents are not citizens. See full-sized image for analysis.
Cartoon of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld
Cartoon of Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld campaigning for repeal of Paragraph 175, the German law against homosexuality.
Children Next to Common "No Weapons” Signs in Bunia, Congo
Two children walk by common “no weapons” signs in Bunia, Congo.
Children in Northern Uganda
Children sit by a stream during a rainstorm in northern Uganda.
