How do we make a "sound judgment" in a culturally diverse society? How do we know the best path to follow in an interdependent world? These stories, based on social-studies, help us to understand that personal and environmental relationships impact our lives and our world.
Bookcover image of Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad, by William Craig.
Bookcover image of Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad, by William Craig.
Bookcover image of The Beast of Gevaudan: La Bete Du Gevaudan, written by Abbe Pierre Pourcher and translated by Derek Brockis.
Magazine cover image of Epoch, published in 1864. This image depicts the cover page of the journal Dostoevsky founded with his brother Mikhail.
Page from the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano (also known as "Gustavus Vassa, The African"). Click on the image for a better view.
Page from the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano (also known as "Gustavus Vassa, The African"). On this page, Equiano chides "nominal Christians" for t...
The Espionage Act of May 16, 1918, gave the United States sweeping powers against anyone who spoke out against the government. Charles Schenck w...
Page from the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano (also known as "Gustavus Vassa, The African"). On this page, Equiano reminds "haughty" Europeans that ...
This flash directive, from Henry Kissinger (the Secretary of State) to Graham Martin (the U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam), orders all Americans to l...
This document ordered the execution of Britain's King, Charles I. Click on the image to view it in greater detail.
This is the first page of Executive Order 9066, signed by President Franklin Roosevelt, which led to the internment of Japanese-Americans during World...
This image depicts the first page of Executive Order 9981, signed by President Truman, which - for the first time in American history - gave equal rig...
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