On Election Day 2008, California voters passed a law called Proposition 8, which changed the state constitution to say that “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”  Previously, same-sex couples had been granted the right to marry in California.  Currently, only two states, Connecticut and Massachusetts have legalized same-sex marriage.  Some other states recognize civil unions or domestic partnerships, but refuse to allow same-sex couples to “marry.”

Do you think that same-sex marriage is a civil rights issue?

ARTICLES:
“One year later, nation divided on gay marriage”: http://www.boston.com/news/specials/gay_marriage/articles/2005/05/15/one_year_later_nation_divided_on_gay_marriage/

NY Times “Same-Sex Marriage News” (read the article under the photo on the main page): http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/subjects/s/same_sex_marriage/index.html

Document #7:

Timeline of America’s Reaction to the Holocaust

1933:

Jan. 30 — Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.

March 20 — The Nazis establish their first concentration camp at Dachau.

March 27 — Huge anti-Nazi rally held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

1938:

March 13 — Germany annexes (takes over) Austria.

July — President Roosevelt holds a conference in France to discuss Jewish refugee (people being forced from their homes or trying to escape from torture) problem.  Little is accomplished; most countries are not willing to accept Jewish refugees.

1939:

June — Wagner-Rogers Bill proposes admitting 20,000 German refugee children to the U.S.  Congress never votes on the bill, therefore it is never passed.

Sept. 1 — Germany invades Poland.

Sept. 3 — Britain and France declare war on Germany.

1941:

July — Jewish newspapers in New York write that thousands of Jewish civilians have been massacred by Nazi soldiers.

Oct. 11 — The New York Times reports on massacres of thousands of Jews.

Dec. 7 — Japanese attack Pearl Harbor (U.S. military base on U.S. territory)

Dec. 8 — U.S. declares war on Japan.

Dec. 11 — Germany (who is allied with Japan) declares war on the U.S.

Source: pbs.org

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