political and social views

A compilation of Ron Paul's dynamic statements on hundreds of critical issues, from abortion to immigration to terrorism to welfare.

A collection of quotations by South Africa's Nelson Mandela on subjects such as humanity, racism, friendship, oppression, and freedom.

A new historicist approach to F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" that analyzes several aspects of the classic novel in the context of American history and attitudes at the time the novel was written.

Traces the history of "Strange Fruit," a controversial ballad about a lynched African-American man hanging from a tree, popularized by jazz singer Billie Holiday in the 1940s.

Describes the early life and career of the founder and teacher of the Bruhaus and abstract painter.

Examines the seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in 1858. Discusses how these two men and their ideas represented America's quandary over the purpose of a democracy, and that this dilemma would not only lead to the Civil War, but to conflicts throughout America's future.