An adaptation of the Petition to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities—Submitted to the United Nations on December 11, 1978 (the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations) on behalf of Petitioners: National Conference of Black Lawyers, National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, Commission on Racial Justice—United Church of Christ.