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Also Known As ACLU
Date 1920 - present
Headquarters New York City
Areas Of Involvement ACLU • civil rights • due process • freedom of expression • freedom of religion • legal aid • civil liberty
Related People Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Felix Frankfurter • Antonio Villaraigosa • Norman Thomas • Eleanor Holmes Norton • William Kunstler • Roger Nash Baldwin

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