history

Discusses the law as it has developed in the United States and as it has pertained to individual liberty, economic growth, social change, and the frontier.

An illustrated history of the civil rights movement, including a timeline and profiles of forty people who gave their lives in the movement.

An inside look at Cambodia under the dictatorship of Pol Pot that reviews his rise to power, the fall of his regime, and other related topics.

Looks at the early life of Genghis Khan and his struggles on the path to power, and follows the activities of the Mongol tribes as they waged war throughout the world to add to Khan's empire. Includes a selection of related documents.

A biography of African statesman Kwame Nkrumah, chronicling his public accomplishments, including his successful campaign to win the right of black peoples in African to vote; and discussing the loss of his heroic stature and eventual exile.

A brief biography of fascist Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini, that chronicles his childhood, relationship with German leader Adolf Hitler during World War II, and assassination by his own people in 1945.

An overview of the Harlem Renaissance that explores the people, events, and accomplishments that shaped the era and its impact on the African-American community.

A brief history of the Spanish Conquistadors and their conquest of the Americas and destruction of its native peoples.

Describes how technological advances in China and the Arab world during the medieval period helped make up for the lack of scientific discovery that took place in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire and explores how the Renaissance became a great period of European learning and discovery.