Discusses the role of minorities and women in American history and society in this century's last decade, focusing on the experiences of Hispanic Americans, new European immigrants, Asian Americans, Native Americans, and others.
Text and accompanying photographs present primary source materials covering such major social and political events in United States history as the civil rights movement, the Great Society, and the Vietnam war and anti-war sentiment.
Presents articles and primary documents on twenty-seven key historical and cultural events in America spanning 1992-2001, from the Rodney King verdict to the September 11 terrorist attacks, and includes an introduction, chronology, and selected bibliography.