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A collection of writings by an early civil and women's rights pioneer, Ida B. Wells.

An anthology of writings by Benjamin Franklin, including his autobiography, "Poor Richard's Almanac", the Silence Dogood letters, personal letters, speeches, and more.

Presents the complete transcripts of meetings and conversations secretly recorded by President John F. Kennedy between the summer of 1962 and the end of the Cuban missile crisis on October 28, 1962, and includes a multimedia CD-ROM.

A collection of more than 170 letters, speeches, pamphlets, essays, reports, and memoranda written by Alexander Hamilton between 1769 and 1804.

A collection of documents from public and private collections covering Churchill's participation in World War II as First Lord of the Admiralty through May, 1940, when he became Prime Minister.

A collection of all the known writings of John Wilkes Booth, consisting of nearly seventy documents including love letters, several statements of his political convictions, a twenty-page manuscript in which he declares his hatred for Abraham Lincoln, and the diary he kept while on the run after Lincoln's assassination.

A comprehensive biography of the life and career of Jimi Hendrix which draws on previously unreleased and unavailable material, including song recordings, video documents, and rare film footage.

A collection of photographs, letters, and notes chronicling the twenty-seven years Nelson Mandela spent in prison on Robben Island.

Safiya Bukhari joined the Black Panther Party in 1969, embarking on a lifelong commitment to community organizing. She served nine years in prison on charges related to the Black Liberation Army and she was released in 1983. Upon her release she began working in organizations advocating for the release of political prisoners. She died in 2003.