Civil Rights Era

The Historic Documents in this set cover from the Truman Administration to the Civil Rights Era through the end of the twentieth century. During this period, Americans engaged in robust debates over a range of issues, including racial equality, national security, human rights, communism, Native American sovereignty, the Vietnam War, the rise of the conservative movement, the Equal Rights Amendment, immigration, the explosion of new technology, and the best way to interpret the Constitution. These sources capture the important issues at the heart of the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the Reagan Revolution, and the age of the Internet.