Reform movements in American history

Introduces students to the Progressive Movement, discussing the people, legislation, and events that shaped the movement, as well as its impact on American history in the twentieth century.

Presents a narrative overview of the history of the abolitionist movement in America, providing information on its religious beginnings, its conflicts, and its key figures, including Frederick Douglas, William Lloyd Garrison, and Harriet Tubman.

Introduces students to the people, events, and legislation that shaped the civil rights movement, describing the methods used to help minorities in the United States gain equal rights, the court decisions that impacted the movement, and key activists, such as Martin Luther King, Jr.

Introduces students to the Labor Movement, discussing the people, legislation, and events that shaped the movement, as well as its impact on American history in the twentieth century.

Describes the history of the women's rights movement in the United States, the accomplishments and legacies of its key figures, opposition to the movement, and its successes.

Examines the conservative movement in America that has supported traditional social and family values since the 1980s and the Reagan administration; and profiles such groups as the Christian Coalition of America and the American Family Association.

Introduces students to the environmental movement, discussing the people, legislation, and events that shaped the movement, as well as its impact on American history in the twentieth century.

Introduces the ethnic and group identity movements spawned by the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. Covers groups marginalized by mainstream American society by a particular characteristic such as ethnic origin, race, age, disability, and sexual orientation.