Background: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s leadership in the civil rights movement was instrumental in dismantling segregation and advocating for racial equality in the United

Background: World War I left a devastating toll on nations worldwide, prompting leaders to seek ways to prevent future conflicts. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen

Background: The United States was in the midst of the Civil War, a conflict that erupted primarily over the institution of slavery and its expansion

Background: The late 19th century saw an unprecedented wave of immigration to the United States. Millions of people, fleeing poverty, persecution, and lack of opportunity

Background: The United States had just emerged from the Civil War, a devastating conflict fought between the Union (the northern states) and the Confederacy (the

Background: After the atrocities committed during World War II, there was a global consensus that fundamental human rights needed to be recognized and protected to