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  • Voter Suppression and Disenfranchisement

    Examining the Facts

    Series series Contemporary Debates
    Since the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-twentieth century, US election law has been characterized by an oft-bipartisan consensus that 1) the expansion of voting rights was a positive indicator of a healthy democratic republic and government, and 2) elections at the national, state, and local levels were well-protected from voter fraud and other electoral mischief.Both of those long-held beliefs ... Read more

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  • Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

    Series series Images of America
    Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is a jewel of America's National Park Service. Established by legislation and signed into law by President Roosevelt in 1944, today the park encompasses thousands of acres spanning three states as well as the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers. While the town was ravaged by repeated floods and war, it rose like a phoenix from the ashes. As a ... Read more

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  • Harpers Ferry

    Series series Postcard History
    Harpers Ferry, located at the confluence of the beautiful Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers, offers visitors a breathtaking view described by Thomas Jefferson as a 'scene worth a voyage across the Atlantic.' From George Washington's 1796 establishment of the federal armory, through John Brown's 1859 raid to foment slave rebellion and Civil War battles, and to one of the first successful colleges for ... Read more

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  • Crimes against the State

    Sedition, Rebellion, and Treason since America's Founding

    This work provides an authoritative survey of America's long and turbulent history of rebellion, sedition, and treason against government authority and institutions.Crimes against the State is an even-handed and illuminating one-stop resource for understanding acts of rebellion and sedition against government authorities and institutions throughout US history, as well as the motivations driving ... Read more

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  • Controversies in Affirmative Action

    [3 volumes]

    Edited by James A. Beckman ...
    An engaging and eclectic collection of essays from leading scholars on the subject, which looks at affirmative action past and present, analyzes its efficacy, its legacy, and its role in the future of the United States.This comprehensive, three-volume set explores the ways the United States has interpreted affirmative action and probes the effects of the policy from the perspectives of economics, ... Read more

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  • A People's History of the United States

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