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Supreme Justice Supreme Justice Thurgood Marshall xviii, 336 p. : 24 cm OL12232381W
The Reconstruction Amendments The Reconstruction Amendments Michael Burgan Describes how the Reconstruction Amendments were developed, helping to shape the nation trying to restore order after a bloody civil war. OL15037100W
The civil rights movement in America The civil rights movement in America Elaine Landau Relates the history of race relations in the United States, focusing on the civil rights movement that began in 1954 with the Supreme Court ruling against segregation in public schools. OL15040152W
From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act Christopher M. Finan Presents a comprehensive history of the evolution of free speech in America over the last century. OL15830732W
Lost rights Lost rights James Bovard From Justice Department officials seizing people's homes based on mere rumors, to the I.R.S. and its master plan to prohibit the nation's self-employed from working for themselves, to the perpetrator… OL15843884W
Taking liberties Taking liberties Susan N. Herman "Since 9/11, the U.S. government has acted in a variety of ways--some obvious, some nearly invisible--to increase its surveillance and detention power over American citizens and residents. While mos… OL15941804W
Girls like us Girls like us Rachel Lloyd,Rachel Lloyd With the power and verity of First They Killed My Father and A Long Way Gone, Rachel Lloyd’s riveting survivor story is the true tale of her hard-won escape from the commercial sex industry and her b… OL15975779W
Lincoln and the triumph of the nation Lincoln and the triumph of the nation Mark E. Neely "The Civil War placed the U.S. Constitution under unprecedented--and, to this day, still unmatched--strain. In Lincoln and the Triumph of the Nation, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Mark Neely exami… OL16262907W
The Bill of Rights The Bill of Rights Stephen Krensky "An analysis of the U.S. Bill of Rights, with information on how it was created and how it has evolved, with examples of major Supreme Court decisions related to it"--Provided by publisher. OL16484404W
The story of American freedom The story of American freedom Eric Foner Over the course of our history, freedom has been a living truth for some Americans and a cruel mockery for others. In Eric Foner's stirring history, freedom's story is not the simple unfolding of a t… OL1805111W
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
The bill of the century The bill of the century Clay Risen Offers a full account of the complex battle to get the Civil Rights bill passed. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the single most important piece of legislation passed by Congress in American histor… OL19664153W
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
The injustice never leaves you The injustice never leaves you Monica Munoz Martinez,Monica Muñoz Martinez The Injustice Never Leaves You documents a little known period of state violence in the early twentieth century that targeted ethnic Mexican residents in the Texas-Mexico borderlands. This book takes… OL19753000W
Spying on democracy Spying on democracy Heidi Boghosian "Personal information contained in your emails, phone calls, GPS movements and social media is a hot commodity, and corporations are cashing in by mining and selling the data they collect about our p… OL19968860W
The Port Chicago 50 The Port Chicago 50 Steve Sheinkin "In San Francisco Bay there was a United States Navy base called Port Chicago. During World War II, it was a busy port where young sailors--many of them teenagers--loaded bombs and ammunition into s… OL19974894W
Madison's music Madison's music Burt Neuborne "Are you sitting down? It turns out that everything you learned about the First Amendment is wrong. For too long, we've been treating small, isolated snippets of the text as infallible gospel without… OL19996533W
Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around Ain't gonna let nobody turn me around Barbara Smith,Virginia Eubanks,Alethia Jones As an organizer, writer, publisher, scholar-activist, and elected official, Barbara Smith has played key roles in multiple social justice movements, including Civil Rights, feminism, lesbian and gay … OL20001857W
Moral minorities and the making of American democracy Moral minorities and the making of American democracy Kyle G. Volk "Should the majority always rule? If not, how should the rights of minorities be protected? In Moral Minorities and the Making of American Democracy, historian Kyle G. Volk unearths the origins of mo… OL20048179W
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