civil rights

Presents the key events, legislation, media influences, major people and movements that represented racial changes in America between the 1960s and the 1980s.

Primary and secondary source articles provide information on the Bill of Rights and the various controversies that have surrounded it through the years.

Examines key historical and contemporary Supreme Court interpretations and decisions regarding the Fourth Amendment exploring such topics as probable cause, warrant requirements, and the federal exclusionary rule.

Discusses how wars have tested civil liberties including Abraham Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus in the Civil War, the Espionage Act in World War I, and the forced relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II.

Relates the author's four and a half year journey through southern Africa and his interviews with many people of all colors and backgrounds.

An introduction to the role of the Bill of Rights in the United States government, describing the rights and freedoms it grants to United States citizens in the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, and discussing the document's impact on world politics.