When governments, or other institutions, want to control what people think and say, they censor what people write and speak. The stories in this collection are about various forms of censorship.
King James lives a dramatic life with literary aspirations and rumors about his relationships with the men in his court.
William Tyndale is largely responsible for the King James Version of the Bible, but his work is also burned.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his twin sister Sabine were born in Breslau, Germany on February 4, 1906. An extremely bright young man, he shocked his family...
The early life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his decision to become a minister.
An important question to ask: When lawmakers say a crime is not a crime, is the action still ethically a crime?
U.S. war posters highlight worries about food shortages and prompt people to avoid wasting anything.
Even though the American public may not approve, this does not mean the one in power is wrong.
The Dyers meet George Fox, the Quaker leader in England and join his group.
Because no one is sure what has happened to the Tsar's children, people begin to wonder whether some of the family members have survived.
Dostoevsky is a nineteenth-century Russian author whose views about the human condition are still relevant today.
This chapter details the early life of Jacobo Timerman.
The U.S. military uses the "Joe Dope" character to remind people what NOT to do.
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