The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 200 national organizations to promote and protect the civil and human rights of all persons in the United States.
The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee to everyone in this country.
Founded as the American Association for Affirmative Action in 1974, this organization trains members to promote affirmative action in their own workplaces, as well as at local and national legislative levels.