"A superb book about a topic that should be front and center in the American political debate" (National Review), from the acclaimed Harvard scholar and histori

Sweet Land of Liberty is Thomas J. Sugrue’s epic account of the abiding quest for racial equality in states from Illinois to New York, and of how the intense

Discusses the changes faced by African Americans after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, describing how families tried to reunite, find homes, and j

Each book in this Land of Our Lady series contains a concise yet interesting record of a specific period in American history--always explaining the Catholic inf