1951-

Told from multiple points of view, a white family on a 1959 road trip between Ohio and Florida, visiting Civil War battlefields along the way, crosses paths with a black family near Atlanta, where one of their children has gone missing.

"Presents the biography of Barbara Jordan against the backdrop of her political, historical, and cultural environment"--Provided by publisher.

Republican Senator Jesse Helms recounts the events that have shaped his life and political views, discussing his childhood, relationship with his parents, career in journalism, early political career, election to the Senate, and other related topics.

Chronicles Ronald Reagan's years as governor of California and explains how his term helped launch his political career, eventually landing him in the White House.

Proposes that Texas is the origin of the national agenda, and takes a humorous walk through the political landscape of Texas from states' rights to bank deregulation, and more that is incomprehensible to the non-Texan, and describes some of the colorful and influential politicians who originated in Texas.

A young girl growing up in Harlem in the 1950s, whose mother cleans and stitches costumes for a ballet company, dreams of becoming a prima ballerina one day, and is thrilled to see a performance of Janet Collins, the first "colored" prima ballerina.

Looks at the FBI's actions against the University of California's Free Speech Movement and how the situation benefited Ronald Reagan.