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Civil rights and civil liberties | Constitution of the U.S.

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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.

Constitution of the U.S.

Agel, Jerome, and Mort Gerberg. The U.S. Constitution for Everyone. Berkley, 2001. An illustrated guide to the Constitution and all 27 Amendments.

Ely, James W., Jr. The Guardian of Every Other Right: A Constitutional History of Property Rights. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, 1997. A brief volume on property rights and the Supreme Court's various interpretations.

Fausold, Martin L., and Alan Shank, eds. The Constitution and the American Presidency. State University of New York Press, 1991. A collection of essays about the status of the Constitution on issues concerning the presidency from Jefferson to Truman.

Kammen, Michael. A Machine That Would Go of Itself: The Constitution in American Culture. Knopf, 1986. The Constitution's impact and the Supreme Court's role.

Levy, Leonard W., and Kenneth L. Karst, eds. Encyclopedia of the American Constitution. Macmillan, 1986. Reference set with essays on the Constitution of the United States.

Rakove, Jack N. Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution. Knopf 1996., Vintage, 1997. A detailed examination of the framers' intentions.

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