Read Eleanor Roosevelt's reflections on her visit to the Zeilsheim displaced persons camp, ten months after Nazi concentration camps were liberated.
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How Much Democracy Do We Want?
Eleanor Roosevelt writes about the importance of equal opportunities and economic security for the strength of a democracy.
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Introduction to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Examine the historical context leading up to the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and understand how Eleanor Roosevelt became involved in the process.
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Overcoming Fears and Spurring Action
Read Ambassador Samantha Power's 2016 speech on the global refugee crisis, and her examples of the "small steps" communities are taking to aid refugees.
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Roosevelt, Malik, & Cassin's Reflections on Human Rights
Consider the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the challenges to implementing it.
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Seeking a Strategy that Works
Learn about the Pakistani activist Khalida Brohi and the strategies that she employed to improve the lives of women and girls throughout her country.
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Social and Economic Rights: Eleanor’s Speech at the Sorbonne
Investigate Eleanor Roosevelt’s description of the differences between the way Americans and Soviets viewed personal freedoms and rights in this excerpt of her speech delivered at the Sorbonne.
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The "Four Freedoms" Speech
Investigate the four fundamental freedoms that Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt proposed as the foundation of a civilized, moral world.
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