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Joan of Arc
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Susan Banfield |
Chronicles the experiences of the peasant girl who led a French army against the English, was burned at the stake for witchcraft, and became a saint. |
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The Andersonville Prison Civil War crimes trial
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Susan Banfield |
Examines the war crimes trial, in which Henry Wirz, the Confederate officer in charge of Andersonville Prison camp was accused of allowing the prisoners to be deliberately abused and neglected. |
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The Bakke case
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Susan Banfield |
Provides background and discussion of the case brought by a white male student who challenged the affirmative action policy used in admitting students to the University of California medical school. |
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Charlemagne
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Susan Banfield |
Traces the life of the Frankish warrior and king who built a great empire in western Europe. |
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The Fifteenth Amendment
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Susan Banfield |
Examines the Amendment which gave African-American men the right to vote and discusses the struggle that took place to regain this right when it was denied. |
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Charles de Gaulle
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Susan Banfield |
Traces the life of the French general who led the Free French and Resistance movements during World War II and, as a postwar president, helped to rebuild the nation. |
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