Presents various articles which discuss opposing viewpoints about the current state of race relations in America, the seriousness of racism, how policymakers should respond to minority concerns, and how race relations can be improved.
Discusses the constitutional right of American citizens to vote, and examines the struggles of African-Americans, women, and young people to win the right to vote.
Presents the basic tenets of these three Asian religions and discusses the religious history and experience of their practitioners after immigration to the United States.
the most influential decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States
Hartman, Gary R
2004
Examines over three hundred-fifty of the most important U.S. Supreme Court cases involving abortion, civil rights, the first amendment, and others including Roe v. Wade, Plessy v. Ferguson, and Dred Scott v. John F.A. Sandford.
Explores the history of leisure activities in America over the course of the twentieth century, looking at how citizens of different races and ethnicities used their free time, and discussing some of the factors that influenced leisure, such as the invention of the automobile, and the development of the forty-hour work week.
Profiles one hundred books for young adults, providing bibliographic information, age levels, plot summaries, commentary, further reading lists, and lists of passages for "booktalks.".
Discusses the details and the impact of the Supreme Court's decision in Lemon v. Kurtzman, which was about the use of public funds in connection with religion.
