A concise, authoritative guide to civil liberties issues in American society, from freedom of speech and religious liberty to due process, equal protection, and privacy. 20 photos, a list of further resources (print and electronic), and a Chronology
David Schultz, John R. Vile. A group of polygamists in the Utah ... Increasingly punitive antipolygamy laws followed, such as the Poland Act of 1874, the Edmunds Act of 1882, and the Edmunds-Tucker Act of 1887. Many church 726 Polygamy ...
Freedom is as Freedom Does: Civil Liberties in America
The Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties is an essential reference for students and researchers as well as for the general reader to help better understand the world we live in today.
At this critical time, when individual freedoms are being weighed against the need for increased security, this comprehensive three volume set provides the most detailed coverage of contemporary and historical issues relating to basic ...
Miller, Helen Hill. 1975. George Mason: Gentleman Revolutionary. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. Moye, J. Todd. 2013. Ella Baker: Community Organizer of the Civil Rights Movement. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.
At this critical time, when individual freedoms are being weighed against the need for increased security, this comprehensive three volume set provides the most detailed coverage of contemporary and historical issues relating to basic ...
Often shocking, yet ultimately idealistic, Rights at Risk shows us the shadows of America where the civil liberties we rightly take for granted have been eroded—and summons us to reclaim them.
Taking a close look at the wider liberal-Left agenda, Smith explores the moral context in which battles over issues like free speech, religious liberty, and sexual expression are being fought.
As the country implements new measures to safeguard the homeland, public awareness of civil liberties and individual rights in America is greater today than at any time since the 1950s....
Mixing aspects of social, political, and institutional history, authors Athan and Jeanne Theoharis survey the quest for equal rights and social justice in the last half-century. This text shows how...