After the transatlantic slave trade, the second forced migration, or second middle passage, was known as the domestic, or internal, slave trade in America. This website is no longer actively maintained
âUnalienable rightsâ are ours to keep, by virtue of our Creator. So said Thomas Jefferson through the Declaration of Independence, and he was seconded by James Madison through the Bill of Rights. A âcentral componentâ of our âunalienable rightsâ is the right to keep and bear arms. Follow AWR Hawkins on Twitter @AWRHawkins.
civil rights. n. those rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, the 13th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution, including the right to due process, equal treatment under the law of all people regarding enjoyment of life, liberty, property, and protection.ersonal liberties that belong to an individual, owing to his or her status as a citizen or resident of a particular country or community. The most common legal application of the term civil rights involves the rights guaranteed to U.S. citizens and residents by legislation and by the Constitution.