What the law requires (or allows) is not always fair or just or honorable. Politics is often polarizing. Stories in this collection help us to examine the highs and lows of "the law" over the centuries.
In 1971, the U.S. is fighting a war in Vietnam that many Americansdo not support.
The attention of Pope Pius IX, along with the splendor of Rome, sways Edgardo to stay.
Many oppose the judge's decision; read comments by Isabella Beecher Hooker.
Benjamin Banneker proves himself a genius, yet slavery continues even after it is illegal.
The Proprietary Regime, the Royal Government and the Regulator Movement Indicator 8-1.6
Black men had to fight hard for the right to die for their country.
War posters are intended to convince U.S. citizens that they cannot work hard-enough to help out the "boys overseas," so they must do more.
Prohibition Becomes Law
Those who help runaway slaves obtain freedom are punished.
After unifying the states of China, King Zheng creates a new title calling himself theFirst Emperor of Qin, often shortened to Qin Shi Huangdi.
A long investigation, by the Warren Commission, officially concludes that Oswald acted alone in President Kennedy's murder.
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