Talking to the Seventies. Two examples of renegotiation of historical memory in Stefano Tassinari and Jonathan Coe by Luigi Franchi

“…Frequently, mainstream narratives about these years provide a bleak representation of this period, underestimating the cultural achievements of the decade and the conquests within the field of civil rights. With L'amore degli insorti and The Rotters' Club, Stefano Tassinari and Jonathan Coe deal with the Seventies in a unique way, linking their reflections on that period to its consequences in the present. …”
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Derechos LGTBIQ+ en Estados Unidos: La narrativa de la Corte Suprema de Justicia en materia de igualdad y no discriminación by Juan Martin Almejún

“… En este trabajo nos enfocaremos en transcribir y traducir los hechos y argumentos que dieron sustento a las sentencias Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission y Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia a los fines de efectuar algunas reflexiones acerca de la narrativa de la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos y el carácter simbólico de sus decisiones en materia de derechos LGBTIQ+. …”
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The Arab Spring and the Uncivil State by Jacqueline S. Ismael, Shereen T. Ismael

“…The Arab Spring has, thus, represented an attempt to chart an independent path in Arab politics, marked by efforts towards democracy and civil rights. The successes and failures of the Arab Spring are critically evaluated, paying special attention to the role played by Islamist political actors. …”
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Human Nature as a Criterion against Relativity of Human Rights by Mohammad Javad Javid, mostafa Shafizadeh Kholenjani

“…Since there is no common and correct boundary between the human rights and civil rights, it has inevitably fallen into the trap of relativism that had been opposed to its primary and universal objective. …”
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1890-1914: THE GOLDEN ERA OF THE BUND IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE by FISHMAN DAVID E.

“…First it takes into account the historical conditions that led to the rise of a distinct Jewish socialist movement in the Russian Empire to then focus on its three spheres of activity: (a) economic difficulties, as a Jewish workers’ movement engaged in union-organizing and strikes, (b) political challenges, as a Jewish revolutionary movement working to overthrow the Tsarist system and (c) national obstacles, as a movement fighting for Jewish civil rights and Jewish national autonomy, the advancement of Yiddish language and culture, and the organisation of Jewish self-defense against pogroms. …”
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La concretezza come procedimento. Contributo per una storia di Memorial by Simone Guagnelli

“…It would not only outline the organisation’s development but also become a manifesto of concrete common action for a new Europe arising at the end of the conflict, which could thrive on the shared themes of historical memory and the defense of civil rights …”
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L’Esclavage aux Amériques : différences et similitudes. Une brève historiographie vue des Etats-Unis, 1947-1972 by Rahma Jerad

“…Rather than being an overview of the whole historiography of the comparative history of slavery in the Americas, this article presents the first American historians who introduced and used the comparative method, introducing their theses and arguments while trying to contextualize their works and linking them with the rise of the Civil Rights Movement.…”
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Seeking common ground: making connections big and small by David Lee Keiser

“…Findings – The author cites both the current period and a mid-twentieth-century American major event, the civil rights March on Washington to illustrate possibilities for connection, clarity and symbiosis. …”
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Prophetic Strategies in Peaceful Coexistence with* non-Muslims by Muhammad Shehu Nasiru, Bashir Ismail Mohammed

“…The article campaigns for reviving the egalitarian spirit of the Covenants by refocusing our understanding of the Ummah as a site for religious freedom and civil rights, and can be used to develop a stronger narrative of democratic partnership between Muslims and Christians in the “Islamic world” and beyond.…”
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GOD IN ALICE WALKER’S THE COLOR PURPLE; A PARADOX OF THE DIVINE by Nailil Muna Yusak

“…Over time, as secularization took root in Black churches during the Civil Rights era, the prevalent framework in understanding African American spirituality discourse has shifted from theology to sociology. …”
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Resource Rents, Governance, and Conflict. by Collier, P, Hoeffler, A

“…States with natural resources often rely on a system of patronage and do not develop a democratic system based on electoral competition, scrutiny and civil rights. Based on further empirical evidence in this volume we conclude with a brief overview of current policy initiatives.…”

The reinvention of vouchers for a color-blind era: a racial orders account by Hackett, U, King, D

“…Historically, vouchers, which provide a sum of money to parents for private education, were tools of racist oppression; but in recent decades some advocates claim them as “the civil rights issue of our time.” This article brings an analytic-historical perspective rooted in racial orders to understand how education vouchers have been reincarnated and reinvented since the Jim Crow era. …”

Malcolm X champion of equal rights by Abd Razak, Dzulkifli

“…No matter how controversial it was, he preached messages of black pride and independence and championed civil rights. He was uneasy as an AfricanAmerican as seen in one of his quotes: "Sitting at the table doesn't make you a diner. …”
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Israel – In Search of Constitutional Common Sense by Paweł Sadowski

“…Opponents of the government’s amendment argue that this standard is crucial in helping to protect civil rights that are not fully defined in Israeli law. …”
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The Texas Historical Markers Program: Racial and Ethnic Narratives by Yusik Choi, Alberto Giordano

“…More interestingly, the term “African (Americans)” begins to be commemorated especially after the 1990s, but only in stories of community, religion, school, and children, as Texas historical markers do not to dwell on narratives of slavery, the civil rights movement, and lynchings. “Indians” and “Mexicans” in the 1930s and 1960s exemplify the most egregious case of derogatory semantics we found in the markers. …”
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Muslim female activism in social discourse of the republic of Tatarstan by Milyausha R. Gibadullina, Dinara S. Kusanova

“…Now Muslim women-bloggers do not make any statements, denoting their civil rights or political positions, generally they are oriented on female auditory. …”
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Spotlighting Disability in a Major Electronic Health Record: Michigan Medicine’s Disability and Accommodations Tab by Heather Halkides, Tyler G James, Michael M McKee, Michelle A Meade, Christa Moran, Sophia Park

“… People with disabilities represent the largest minority group in the United States and a priority population for health services research. Despite federal civil rights law, people with disabilities face inaccessible health care environments that fail to accommodate their disability. …”
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Gender violence as genocide: the Rosa Lee Ingram case and <i>We Charge Genocide</i> petition by Denise Lynn

“…<p class="first" id="d320079e107">In 1951, the Civil Rights Congress (CRC), under the leadership of William Patterson, submitted a 200+-page petition to the United Nations charging the United States with genocide against Black Americans. …”
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Prioritizing Black Self-Determination: The Last Strident Voice of Twentieth-Century Black Nationalism by Bayyinah S. Jeffries

“…Black self-determination, like the movement for civil rights, has long been a struggle on both the national and international stage. …”
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The revolution of 1917: the end of the epoch without continuation by Rafael S. Khakimov

“…Not only the Russians, but also many other peoples of the empire, including the Tatars, embarked on the path of capitalism. They demanded civil rights, freedom of speech, the state system reform, in particular, the transition to federal Russia. …”
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