Discusses the changes faced by African Americans after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, describing how families tried to reunite, find homes, and j

Sweet Land of Liberty is Thomas J. Sugrue’s epic account of the abiding quest for racial equality in states from Illinois to New York, and of how the intense

Collection of over 350 German immigrant letters composed by one individual or family group.

Each book in this Land of Our Lady series contains a concise yet interesting record of a specific period in American history--always explaining the Catholic inf

The Zapatistas of Chiapas and the Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST) of Brazil are often celebrated as shining examples in the global struggle against neoli