civil rights

Presents more than eighty articles from "The Nation" spanning 1866-2002, by such figures as W. E. B. DuBois, Langston Hughes, and Patricia Williams, on race and civil rights in America.

Explores the relationship between rhythm and blues music, black consciousness, and race relations in the civil rights movement in the United States.

Chronicles the attempts by the Bush administration to extend the bounds of presidential authority while limiting official culpability, maintaining that they have not provided a complete explanation for their detention policy.

Presents reference tools on racial justice in America, including statistics, details on court cases, quotations, biographical sketches, a chronology, an annotated bibliography, and a directory of organizations, covering such issues as education, wages, living conditions, criminal justice, and political participation.

A collection of speeches, interviews, and statements made by militant Civil Rights leader Malcolm X in the last year of his life, beginning in March 1964.

Recounts the life story of Mississippian Fannie Lou Hamer and of her part in the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)-University of Virginia. Chronicles the civil rights movement in Macon County, Alabama.

Provides a brief introduction to Helen Keller, her accomplishments, and her impact on American history.