social change

Focuses on the 180-year history of the railways and the social impact they made on the world's population, covering the changes in travel, food supplies, goods markets, safety, and the challenges in engineering and architecture.

Examines the concept of progressivism, in which citizens demand the government do more for the public, looks at the role of progressivism in the history of the United States, and discusses related people, court cases, and events.

Presents a profile of the United States based on the 2000 census, describing the ethnicities, family structures, ages, incomes, migration patterns, and other characteristics of Americans.

Compares the boyhood life of Michael, who lives today, with that of his great-great-grandfather Nathan, who lived in the 1880s.

Offers insight into the lives of ten influential African American men from different times in the history of the United States.

Recounts the story of Marie Antoinette and looks at what was happening all around the world in her time.

An illustrated poem that describes how nonviolent protests helped end the segregation of schools and public places in the United States.