Examines the events leading up to the formation of the U.S. Constitution and discusses the major framers, Revolutionary War, the Virginia and New Jersey Plans, Connecticut Compromise, and the Bill of Rights.
Discusses the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas who were opponents for the Senate seat of Illinois in 1858, and had very different opinions on the issue of slavery.
Examines the 1954 Supreme Court decision of "Brown vs. Board of Education" that ended segregation in U.S. public schools, discusses events that led to the case being brought before the Court, and looks at how school districts responded to the ruling.
Examines the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and presents information on his "I Have a Dream" speech, Jim Crow laws, KKK, the Montgomery boycott, and the legacy that Dr. King left behind.
