civil rights

Examines how people with disabilities have been treated from a social, legal, and political perspective and identifies the programs and laws that have been enacted over the past fifty years and how they have impacted people with disabilities.

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

Explores victims and victims' rights from various perspectives, including the psychological consequences of victimization, the divergent responses of victims seeking justice and emotional healing, and the tension between granting the wishes of victims and protecting the rights of criminal defendants.

An encyclopedia covering notable people and events in the Native American struggle for civil rights from the settling of America to contemporary times.

Presents a collection of twelve controversial essays that debate issues associated with the rights of illegal immigrants including health care, military service, driving privileges, and in-state college tuition.

An illustrated history of the civil rights movement, including a timeline and profiles of forty people who gave their lives in the movement.

Describes the struggle for civil rights for African-Americans in Mississippi, from the time of slavery to the signing of the Voting Rights Act in 1965.

Chronicles the civil rights struggle from the Eisenhower years through the assassination of President Kennedy.

Discusses the history of homosexuality, the position of homosexuals in society from ancient times to the present, and their struggle for equal rights and acceptance.

The Civil Rights movement's organization, personalities, triumphs, and tragedies.