The fight : Norman Mailer. by Mailer, Norman

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The fight.

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The radical right. : The new American right expanded and updated /

Table of Contents: “…The sources of the "radical right" (1955) /…”


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The right and the righteous : the Christian Right confronts the Republican Party / by Oldfield, Duane Murray

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To right these wrongs : the North Carolina Fund and the battle to end poverty and inequality in 1960s America / by Korstad, Robert Rodgers

Table of Contents: “…Battle lines -- Alliances -- Citizen soldiers -- An army of the poor -- Fighting for the high ground -- Counterassault.…”
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To right these wrongs the North Carolina Fund and the battle to end poverty and inequality in 1960s America / by Korstad, Robert Rodgers

Table of Contents: “…Battle lines -- Alliances -- Citizen soldiers -- An army of the poor -- Fighting for the high ground -- Counterassault.…”
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Fight for old DC : George Preston Marshall, the integration of the Washington Redskins, and the rise of a new NFL / by O'Toole, Andrew

Table of Contents: “…; 2 Pomp and Pageantry; 3 It Takes Ten to Tango; 4 There Was Interest; 5 Fight for Old Dixie; 6 The Last Word; 7 "It's Not That Important"; 8 The Last Citadel of Segregation; 9 States' Rights Football; 10 "This Isn't a League Affair"; 11 In Good Faith; 12 "We Mean Business"; 13 "I'm Still Running This Team"; 14 "Is That All?"…”
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Women's rights

Table of Contents: “…Women Around the World (2:55) -- International Women's Movement (1:18) -- Women's Movement in the US (3:52) -- China (1:01) -- Confucianism (1:15) -- Effect of Communism on Women's Rights (0:46) -- Trafficking and Sexism (2:34) -- Career Choice (0:53) -- Afghanistan (3:04) -- Women Enslaved (2:51) -- Poverty and Aids (3:30) -- Global Fight (1:16)…”
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Women's rights /

Table of Contents: “…Women Around the World (2:55) -- International Women's Movement (1:18) -- Women's Movement in the US (3:52) -- China (1:01) -- Confucianism (1:15) -- Effect of Communism on Women's Rights (0:46) -- Trafficking and Sexism (2:34) -- Career Choice (0:53) -- Afghanistan (3:04) -- Women Enslaved (2:51) -- Poverty and Aids (3:30) -- Global Fight (1:16)…”
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Right Turn : John T. Flynn and the Transformation of American Liberalism. by Moser, John E.

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Irish Exaggerations; 2 Business Must Be Governed; 3 An Empty Collection of Syllables; 4 Pay as We Fight; 5 A Pretty Sorry Board; 6 A Plague of Promisers; 7 A Great and Grand Guy--Once; 8 A Very Responsible Committee; 9 The Nazi Transmission Belt; 10 The Good Name of a Noble Cause; 11 The Smear Offensive; 12 A Bitter and Disheartening Struggle; 13 God Bless Joe McCarthy; 14 It Sickens My Soul; Conclusion.…”
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Voters' rights / by Issitt, Micah L.

Table of Contents: “…Reading the fine print -- 17. The fight for access -- 18. Voting at home -- 19. Losing the right to vote -- 20. …”
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Bill of rights bill of responsibility /

Table of Contents: “…History and News (2:50) -- Constitution and the Bill of Rights (4:27) -- First Amendment (3:45) -- Second through Fourth Amendments (4:03) -- Eighteenth, Twenty-first Amendments (2:47) -- Fifth Through Eighth Amendments (2:17) -- Amendments: 15th, 19th, 26th (2:57) -- Fourteenth Amendment (1:35)…”
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Bill of rights : bill of responsibility /

Table of Contents: “…History and News (2:50) -- Constitution and the Bill of Rights (4:27) -- First Amendment (3:45) -- Second through Fourth Amendments (4:03) -- Eighteenth, Twenty-first Amendments (2:47) -- Fifth Through Eighth Amendments (2:17) -- Amendments: 15th, 19th, 26th (2:57) -- Fourteenth Amendment (1:35)…”
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Civil rights /

Table of Contents: “…Racial profiling violates African Americans' and Hispanics' civil rights -- Hate crimes against Arab Americans are a serious problem -- Racial discrimination in mortgage lending is a serious problem -- Prohibiting same-sex marriage violates gays' and lesbians' civil rights -- The problem of racial profiling is exaggerated -- The incidence of hate crimes directed against Arab Americans is exaggerated -- Racial discrimination is uncommon in mortgage lending -- Prohibiting same-sex marriage is not a violation of civil rights -- Current civil rights laws do not adequately protect gays and lesbians -- Housing discrimination persists despite fair housing laws -- Reparations for African American slavery are necessary for the advancement of civil rights -- Disabled workers need better protection from employment discrimination -- Additional civil rights protection for gays and lesbians would be harmful -- Increasing the penalties for housing discrimination will harm society -- The fight for African American slavery reparations impedes the advancement of civil rights -- Affirmative action : an overview -- Affirmative action reduces discrimination -- Affirmative actions encourages educational diversity -- Affirmative action is necessary to build the black middle class -- Affirmative action helps make American business more competitive -- Affirmative action is no longer necessary -- Encourage educational diversity is not a legitimate justification for affirmative action -- Affirmative action is not necessary to help build the black middle class -- Affirmative action ignores individual merit -- Antiterrorist policies jeopardize immigrants' civil rights -- Using military tribunals to try suspected terrorists is not justified -- Antiterrorist efforts unfairly target Arab Americans -- Antiterrorist policies do not jeopardize immigrants' civil rights -- Using military tribunals to try suspected terrorists is justified -- Antiterrorism efforts targeting Arab Americans are justified.…”


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Rights of the Accused.

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After the Voting Rights Act : registration barriers /

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LGBTQ rights /

Table of Contents: “…Does the LGBTQ community enjoy equal rights? -- Does the promotion of LGBTQ rights threaten the freedom of others? …”


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The Right to Vote : the Contested History of Democracy in the United States. by Keyssar, Alexander

Table of Contents: “…Preface to the Revised Edition; Preface to the Original Edition; Introduction; Part I; One; Two; Three; Part II; Four; Five; Six; Part III; Seven; Eight; Nine; Conclusion; appendix; list of tables; appendix sources; notes; index.…”
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Becoming right : how campuses shape young conservatives / by Binder, Amy J., 1964-

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The religious right : a reference handbook / by Utter, Glenn H.

Table of Contents: “…The religious right in America -- Chronology -- Biographical profiles -- Analysis of survey data -- Primary documents and quotations -- Directory of organizations -- Suggested readings -- Selected multimedia resources.…”
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