The Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights was a bipartisan organization established in 1982 to monitor the civil rights policies and practices of the federal government in the United States. The organization closed its doors in 2010, following the death of its founder and chairman William L. Taylor. Its work was grounded in the belief that the civil rights agenda benefits the entire country, not just particular interest groups. For the nation to remain strong, we must continue to struggle together to fight bias and invidious discrimination, to promote equality of opportunity in education, employment, and housing, to promote political and economic empowerment and to guarantee equal treatment in the administration of justice. Achieving these goals depends upon vigorous civil rights enforcement as a duty and obligation of the federal government. Over the last decade, the Citizens' Commission has been one of a handful of organizations that has had a profound influence on federal education reform designed to provide opportunity for poor children, children of color, children with limited English proficiency, and children with disabilities.
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