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Civil rights and civil liberties | For younger readers | Women's rights

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Civil rights and civil liberties

Epstein, Lee, and Thomas G. Walker. Constitutional Law for a Changing America: Rights, Liberties, and Justice. Congressional Quarterly, 1997. Discusses American constitutional law and civil liberties within an historical context.

Fenwick, Helen. Civil Liberties and Human Rights. Cavendish, 2001. An accessible treatment of the concepts and laws surrounding civil liberties.

Foner, Eric. The Story of American Freedom. Norton, 1998. From the founding fathers to modern times, a serious account of the struggle to define and preserve freedom in America.

Kasher, Steven. The Civil Rights Movement: A Photographic History, 1954-68. Abbeville, 1996. Famous and not-so-famous photographic images of the movement, accompanied with informative timelines and commentary.

McDonald, Laughlin, and Norman Dorsen. The Rights of Racial Minorities. Viking Penguin, 1998. Discusses the legal battles waged by minorities in America, and the importance of exercising one's civil rights. For the younger reader.

Moss, Karey, and Norman Dorsen. The Rights of Women and Girls. Viking Penguin, 1998. A good source of legal information in a question-and-answer format; for high school readers and up.

Patterson, Charles. The Civil Rights Movement. Facts on File, 1995. Discussion of the background and of the major events of the civil-rights movement; suitable for high school readers.

Steele, Philip. Freedom of Speech. Franklin Watts, 1997. From a series entitled What Do We Mean by Human Rights; for younger readers.

Walker, Samuel. In Defense of American Liberties: A History of the ACLU. 2nd ed. Suthern Illinois University Press., 1999. An inspiring history of the ACLU and its important role as a defender of civil liberties.

For younger readers

Barbour, Scott, ed. Free Speech. Greenhaven, 1999. Part of a series on current controversies. For high school readers.

Bridges, Ruby. Through My Eyes. Scholastic, 1999. First-person narrative by the first black pupil to integrate a New Orleans segregated school in 1960.

Fleming, Maria, ed. A Place at the Table: Struggles for Equality in America. Oxford University Press, 2002. For readers in grade 7 and up.

Kent, Deborah. The Disability Rights Movement. Children's Press, 1996. For readers in grades 3 to 5.

King, David C. Freedom of Assembly. Millbrook, 1997. For readers in grades 4 to 6.

Krull, Kathleen. A Kid's Guide to America's Bill of Rights. Avon Books, 1999. For readers in grades 5 to 8.

Levy, Debbie. Civil Liberties. Lucent, 1999. For middle school and high school readers.

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Women's rights

Afkhami, Mahnaz, ed. Faith and Freedom: Women's Human Rights in the Muslim World. Syracuse University Press, 1995. Chronicles the links between faith, religion, and human rights.

Grimshaw, Patricia, and others. Women's Rights and Human Rights: International Historical Perspectives. Palgrave, 2001. Twenty thoughtful essays on women's struggles for human rights and social justice.

Kendall, Martha E. Failure Is Impossible!: The History of American Women's Rights. 3rd ed. Lerner, 2001. From Susan B. Anthony to Betty Friedan. A primer for middle school readers.

Petchesky, Rosalind P., and Karen Judd, eds. Negotiating Reproductive Rights: Women's Perspectives Across Countries and Cultures. Zed, 1998. A far-reaching analysis that is a standard of field research.

Rosen, Ruth. The World Split Open: How the Modern Women's Movement Changed America. Viking, 2000. A history of the women's liberation movement in the last half of the 20th century.

Ross, Susan Deller; Isabelle Katz Pinzler; Deborah A. Ellis; and Kary Moss. The Rights of Women: The Basic ACLU Guide to Women's Rights. Southern Illinois University Press, 1993. Legal aspects of women's issues such as employment, education, parenting, and family law discussed in a question-and-answer format.

Ward, Geoffrey C., and others. Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Knopf, 2001. A companion volume to Ken Burns' acclaimed television documentary.

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