This in-depth examination of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 provides a chronological review of the events, ordinances, and pervasive attitudes that preceded, coincided with, and followed its enact
Stentiford (military history, US Army School of Advanced Military Studies) narrates the decision by President Roosevelt to create an all-black flying unit during World War II and the combat missions c
One in a series of volumes devoted to exploring topics central to the United States' multicultural heritage, this volume offers a broad historical survey of Native American boarding schools, some of w
Formerly with the National Archives in Washington, DC, Bruns is the author of numerous books, including several biographies for young readers on such figures as Martin Luther King Jr., John Wesley Pow
This volume on US race relations, part of series that highlights events and themes in the history of US multiculturalism, examines the rise and fall of Jim Crow segregation laws in the American South
Bruns, a historian, acquaints high school students, students of American social history and culture, and general readers with Negro League baseball and the achievements and experiences of African Amer
Part of a series for high school and undergraduate students on key events and figures in American multiculturalism, this volume on Sequoyah, who developed the written form of the Cherokee language, ex
For high school students, undergraduates, and general readers, Davis, a historian and lawyer who teaches US constitutional and legal history at Arizona State U., Tempe, explores the origins, contents,
This powerful narrative tells the triumphant story of the men and women who spent their lives and fortunes trying to abolish the institution of slavery in the United States.
The Zoot Suit Riots in 1943 and the infamous Sleepy Lagoon murder trial of the preceding year represent a turning point in the cultural identity and historical experience of Mexican Americans in the U
"Civil Rights Movement" provides a comprehensive reference guide to this momentous cultural evolution that starts in the 1930s. By beginning the story of how African Americans have long attempted to i
This book covers a critical event in U.S. history: the period of Indian removal and resistance from 1817 to 1839, documenting the Cherokee experience as well as Jacksonian policy and Native-U.S. relat
