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An exploration of the plight of African-American soldiers and sailors, the work of President Harry Truman and others to desegregate the United States armed forces, and the legal, political, and moral aspects of desegregation.

Contains speeches, essays, and articles that show Helen Keller as a political activist and thinker, offering her sometimes radical opinions on disability and class, socialism, war, and women.

Collection of the articles Steinbeck wrote as a war correspondent for Newsday, a Long Island newspaper, while he traveled throughout Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.

The author discusses his life as the son of a terrorist and how he came to reject his father's ideology and embrace the path of nonviolence.

Details the account of General Ulysses S Grant's decision during the Civil War to expel all the Jews from the territory he commanded.

"A comprehensive new biography of Hitler focusing on the dictator's personality"--Provided by publisher.

Biography of Howard Zinn, discussing his personal life and career as an author and political activist.

The Berlin Wall went up in 1961. A year later a group of young West Germans risked prison, Stasi torture, and even death to liberate friends, lovers, and even strangers in East Berlin by digging tunnels under the Wall. When American channels NBC and CBS heard about it, they funded two separate tunnels in return for the right to film the escapes, planning spectacular prime-time documentary specials. President John F. Kennedy was not in favor of the plan because he was worried that the Soviets might take offense. As he said, "a wall is better than a war." In an era of escalating nuclear tensions, he approved unprecedented maneuvers to halt both documentaries, testing the limits of a free press.

A collection of two hundred and fifty quotes from Bernie Sanders with topics ranging from equality and domedtic concerns to politics and political revolution.

Provides an introduction to Joseph Conrad and the critical discussions surrounding his work.