Books with title Desegregation: Interpreting Primary Documents

This anthology is a collection of key primary documents relating to desegregation in the United States. Topics discussed include the arguments offered for and against racial segregation, the role of federal, state and local governments, and the nature and importance of protest and civil disobedience. The final chapter is devoted to social and residential segregation in the North, which differed from the legally imposed segregation of the South.

Often referred to as the forgotten war, the Korean War was one of the most influential events of the cold war era. It was the first shooting war between democracy and communism and one that would lead to many significant U.S. foreign policy changes. This anthology contains documents by influential Washington policy makers as well as popular editorialists of the day.