the true story of the spy network that tried to destroy the civil rights movement
Bowers, Rick
2010
Chronicles how the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission attempted to halt racial integration in the 1950s and 1960s through an extensive propaganda effort to label civil rights leaders and their followers as communists.
McCulloch v. Maryland and the foundation of federal authority in the young republic
Ellis, Richard E
2007
Examines the federal case of McCulloch v. Maryland, a key decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1819, that largely determined the future power balance between the national government and the states.
southern secession commissioners and the causes of the Civil War
Dew, Charles B
2001
Explains how the views and actions of state-appointed commissioners who attempted to persuade the political leadership and the citizens of the slave states to join in efforts to destroy the Union and forge a new Southern nation lead to the start of the Civil War.
Examines the concept of federalism, a system in which powers are shared between state and federal governments, looks at the role of federalism in the history of the United States, and discusses related people, court cases, and events.
