history

Explores the role segregation, race, and inequality has played in the development of the movement of school choice in the United States, and examines the negative effect school choice has had on the American public education system. Chronicles how the origins of school choice lie in the efforts of Southern states to resist desegregation efforts in the 1950s and 1960s.

Introduces learning readers to the Second Amendment in the U.S. Bill of Rights, covering its stated right of citizens to bear arms, or weapons, and the controversy over its interpretation in the modern world. Includes photographs, illustrations, and a glossary.

Explores the work of politicians in Congress between 1945 and 1972 as they put water quality issues on the national agenda that shaped environmental policy during this period, predating the environmental movement in the United States. Includes black-and-white photographs.

Explores the history of immigration in North America and the United States, and examines how and why people immigrate to the United States. Examines the issue of illegal immigration. Includes color photographs, sidebars, an activity, a glossary, and additional resources.

Contains a collection of alphabetically-organized entries about marijuana use in the United States and its impact on American society and popular culture. Highlights the health and physiological effects of marijuana use, and profiles famous people, organizations, and laws related to the history of marijuana. Includes a chronology, black-and-white photographs, and additional resources.

Examines the physical, economic, social, and emotional effects of the COVID-19 pandemic over the course of 2020 on seven New Yorkers of different ages, races, backgrounds, economic statuses, and politics. Explores how these ordinary people coped with the virus against a backdrop of the presidential election, misinformation, distrust, and civil protests.

Did you know that Martin Luther King, Jr. was an important civil rights leader? He won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work toward equality. Discover more in Martin Luther King, Jr., a title in the Historical Figures series.

Examines how race has shaped public perceptions of basketball player LeBron James, and explores the social, cultural, and political life of James. Discusses what sports reveals about race and Blackness in the United States. Includes black-and-white photographs.

Investigates the origins and history of the lie detector and its use in criminal cases in the United States, and the often negative consequences the lie detector has had on our modern relationship to the truth and unbiased investigation. Chronicles the story of the rookie detective, the teenage magician, and the visionary police chief who invented the lie detector, how it came to be used in criminal cases, and the story of how the three inventors went from friends to bitter enemies. Explores modern methods of lie detection and warns about how they are changing how we think about innocence, guilt, and the truth itself.

Did you know that Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist? She fought to change unfair laws. Discover more in Rosa Parks, a title in the Historical Figures series.