Historians on America
September 2007
Historians on America is a series of individual essays that selects specific moments, decisions, and intellectual or legislative or legal developments and explains how they altered the course of U.S. history. The book consists of 11 separate essays by major historians, ranging from The Trial of John Peter Zenger in 1735 to The Immigration Act of 1965.
Inside This Publication
Feature Article
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Little Rock Nine
In Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957, nine black teenagers volunteered to enroll at all-white Central High School. In the face of deep hostility, the dignity of the “Little Rock Nine” as they stood up for their rights woke the world to America’s civil rights movement.
Timeline
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The Making of the American People
Throughout U.S. history, immigrants have arrived to establish new lives. Whether fleeing oppression, seeking economic opportunity or pursuing dreams, each arrival contributed to the American mosaic
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