"Americans from radically different political persuasions agree on the need to "fix" the "broken" US immigration laws to address serious deficiencies and improve border enforcement. In Immigration Law and the US-Mexico Border, Kevin Johnson and Bernard Trujillo focus on what for many is at the core of the entire immigration debate in modern America: immigration from Mexico. In clear, reasonable prose, Johnson and Trujillo explore the long history...

Gives a history of blues music from its origins in the 1930s to the present day, with discussions of its African roots and its influence on other music.

Discusses the protests in the United States over the controversial war in Vietman and the veterans who found themselves rejected by the country that sent them to war.

The Vietnam War was the first conflict in which the U.S. military fought in units that were racially integrated, but despite this move toward equality, African American soldiers faced discrinimation in base camps and off duty, and suffered the greatest casualties.

Examines the history, notable individuals, beliefs, way of life, and current status of this longstanding Christian group.

Includes a history of the Amish, their general doctrines, practices, social structure, place in American society, changes in beliefs, and issues facing them in modern society.

A biography following the life of Tituba one of the first women accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, from her early life in Barbados to her imprisonment in the United States.