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Dorothy M.
Ehrlich

Remembering Gordon Hirabayashi

By Dorothy M. Ehrlich, ACLU at 10:15am
Gordon Hirabayashi was an American-born student at the University of Washington in 1942, when he was ordered in his senior year to report to an internment camp in ... Read More

Marking the 100th Anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

By Dorothy M. Ehrlich, ACLU at 12:39pm
A catastrophic fire swept through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory 100 years ago today. By the time it was over, 146 people had died. Many lay dead on the sidewalks ... Read More

This Is What Democracy Looks Like

By Dorothy M. Ehrlich, ACLU at 3:31pm
Chanting, "This is what democracy looks like," tens of thousands of demonstrators have filled the streets of Madison, Wisconsin, to insist that the right ... Read More

Remembering Civil Liberties Hero Fred Korematsu

By Dorothy M. Ehrlich, ACLU at 5:58pm
Last Sunday we celebrated a new holiday declared by the state of California: “Fred T. Read More

Join Us to Discuss Race and Criminal Justice in America

By Dorothy M. Ehrlich, ACLU at 6:05pm
Join us on February 18, 2010, at 6 p.m. at Demos in New York City for a discussion about race and criminal justice in America with civil rights advocate and litigator ... Read More

Trumbo Tackles Blacklist in New Film

By Dorothy M. Ehrlich, ACLU at 3:34pm
Trumbo, a documentary film released today, tells the story of blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo’s courage in resolutely refusing to name names before ... Read More
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