Offers an integrated overview of the Bill of Rights as originally conceived, illustrating how its provisions related to each other and to those of the Constitution; and shows how the Fourteenth Amendment transformed the nature of the original Bill of Rights.
Eighteen essays offer varying viewpoints on civil liberties issues, including safety versus liberty, racial profiling, wiretapping, free speech, and Internet censorship.
An illustrated account of Viola Desmond's stand against unfair treatment after she refused to move from the main floor to the balcony at a movie theater because she was of African descent.
Documents the history of the civil rights movement in the U.S., highlighting significant events including Jesse Jackson's presidential bid, the march on Washington, D.C., Jim Crow laws, and others.
"Martin Luther King,Jr. inspired a nation in troubled times. This special video...examines the life and times of the civil rights leader, as well as revealing his enduring legacy." -cover.
Presents a comprehensive study of the struggle for Latin civil rights in the United States, and discusses discrimination in the workplace, education, and within the community as well as immigration reform.
Recounts the efforts, diplomatic and personal, that led to the release of Anatoly Shcharansky, a political prisoner who became a symbol of Soviet Jewry.
