Program

Research Programs: Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars

Period of Performance

9/1/1977 - 5/31/1978

Funding Totals

$15,000.00 (approved)
$15,000.00 (awarded)


The Supreme Court and the Changing Character of Civil Rights

FAIN: FB-13138-77

Douglas F. Morgan
University of Illinois, Springfield (Springfield, IL 62703-5407)

To explore the Supreme Court's expansion of civil rights over the past twenty years examining the pressures that have helped bring about this expansion, the Court's understanding of these pressures, and the implications of court decisions and opinions for an understanding of civil rights.