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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Civil rights Civil rights Thomas Sowell It is now more than three decades since the historic Supreme Court decision on desegregation, Brown v. Board of Education. Thomas Sowell takes a tough, factual look at what has actually happened over… OL1935792W
Fannie Lou Hamer Fannie Lou Hamer Laura Baskes Litwin A biography of the civil rights activist who devoted her life to helping blacks register to vote and gain a national political voice. OL1942322W
After civil rights After civil rights John David Skrentny What role should racial difference play in the American workplace? As a nation, we rely on civil rights law to address this question, and the monumental Civil Rights Act of 1964 seemingly answered it… OL19706691W
May it please the court May it please the court Peter H. Irons,Stephanie Guitton A book-and-audio set of Supreme Court oral arguments includes both transcriptions and recordings of twenty-three significant cases from the past half century, including Miranda v. Arizona, Roe v. Wad… OL19961583W
Police state Police state Gerry Spence "We all want to feel safe. But safe from what, and from whom? In his 60-plus years as a trial lawyer, Gerry Spence has never represented a person accused of a crime in which the police hadn't themsel… OL20010113W
North of Dixie North of Dixie Mark Speltz "Broadens view of the civil rights movement as taking place only in the South during the 1960s with over 100 photographs from the North, Midwest, and West taken between 1938 and 1970, and with histor… OL20040614W
Julius Chambers Julius Chambers Richard A. Rosen "Born in the hamlet of Mount Gilead, North Carolina, Julius Chambers (1936-2013) escaped the fetters of the Jim Crow South to emerge in the 1960s and 1970s as the nation's leading African American ci… OL20040779W
Strong inside Strong inside Andrew Maraniss Perry Wallace was born at an historic crossroads in U.S. history. He entered kindergarten the year that the Brown v. Board of Education decision led to integrated schools, allowing blacks and whites … OL20049304W
Disability rights movement Disability rights movement Amy Hayes People with disabilities have faced great struggle and inequality. This volume explores the ways in which people with disabilities have fought for their right to equal access, equal opportunities, an… OL20055893W
Power & rights in US constitutional law Power & rights in US constitutional law Thomas Lundmark This book provides a coherent, readily accessible analysis of the tensions inherent in American constitutional law between the governing and the governed. Combining extensive analysis with text from … OL2084127W
The Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights John J. Patrick Uses contemporary documents to explore the history of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the British traditions on which they were based, and their impact on American society. OL3907905W
From Many, One From Many, One Richard C. Sinopoli ix, 438 p. ; 23 cm OL4100671W
Know your rights! Know your rights! Richard M. Alderman Offers easy-to-understand information about a person's rights in various legal situations, covering divorce, child support and custody, bankruptcy, debt collection, starting a business, tenant rights… OL52918W
Covering Covering Kenji Yoshino Everyone covers. To cover is to downplay a disfavored trait so as to blend into the mainstream. Because all of us possess stigmatized attributes, we all encounter pressure to cover in our daily lives… OL5846775W