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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.

Law

Black, Henry Campbell. Black's Law Dictionary. 7th ed. West, 2001. Abridged version of a standard reference of terminology, phrases, and quotations from ancient to modern times.

Brownlie, Ian, ed. Basic Documents in International Law. Oxford University Press, 1995. International law documents dealing with diplomacy, human rights, the sea, and outer space.

Cass, Ronald A. Rule of Law in America. John Hopkins University Press, 2001. A lucid and balanced account of the rule of law and its place in American society.

Feinman, Jay M. Law 101: Everything You Need to Know About the American Legal System. Oxford University Press, 2000. A background for the layperson.

Friedman, Lawrence Meir. Law in America: A Short History. Random House, 2002. A concise social history of the U.S. legal system.

Irving, Shae; Kathleen A. Michon; and Beth McKenna, eds. Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law: Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Legal Questions. 4th ed. Nolo, 2002. Provides a wide range of questions and answers to the many legal issues that confront us daily.

Kritzer, Herbert M., ed. Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia. 4 vols. ABC-CLIO, 2002. Covers every country of the world as well as organizations and institutions.

Mersky, Roy M., and Donald J. Dunn. Legal Research Illustrated. 8th ed. Foundation Press, 2002. Guide to research methodology.

Pound, Roscoe. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law. Yale University Press, 1988. A classic by an American legal scholar.

Schulze, Enike. Introduction to the American Legal System. 6th ed. Pearson, 2000. A textbook survey.

Yogis, John A. Canadian Law Dictionary. Barron's, 1998. Defines legal terms and phrases.

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