Ball, Howard

Recounts the story of the three Civil Rights workers murdered in Mississippi in the summer of 1964 and examines the struggle for racial equality in that part of the south.

"[Examines] the right-to-die issues facing society now that vast improvements in public health care and medicine have resulted in people not only living longer, but taking much longer to die-often in great pain and suffering"--Provided by publisher.

Recounts the 2005 murder trial of Edgar Ray Killen, who in 1964, was involved in the killing of three civil rights worker in Philadelphia, Mississippi, retracing the cycle of events, prosecution and defense strategies, and the verdict that sentenced the elderly Killen to 180 years in prison.

Studies the 1973 case in which Alan Bakke challenged a California medical school's policy of holding seats for minority students; and discusses the impact of the lawsuit on subsequent affirmative action programs.

Presents a comprehensive reference that discusses the 2001 U.S.A. Patriot Act and discusses the major players including President Bush, Colin Powell, and John Ashcroft, national security measures before and after September 11, 2001, critics of the Patriot Act, and a directory of major organizations involved with it.

A reference guide to war crimes that provides a historical overview of war crimes throughout the world, a chronology of events, legislation, and movements, biographies of activists, advocates, and legislators, and a directory of organizations and agencies.

The story of how the United States exploded atomic weapons on its own soil and what happened in the wake of the tests.

A legal history of euthanasia in America offers a state-by-state comparison of legislation in support of and in opposition to physician-assisted death, following battles to legalize the practice in such states as Oregon and Vermont.