Lives in crisis

Traces the history of slavery in America from the 1500s to its abolition during the Civil War, discussing how the slave trade operated, the conditions under which slaves lived, the struggle for freedom, and the aftermath of slavery.

Recounts the freedom marches, boycotts, and other nonviolent protest tactics used in the civil rights movements of the 1950s and 1960s.

Describes the economic chaos that followed the 1929 stock market crash and gripped America and Europe throughout the 1930s.