These riveting personalities each achieved excellence, but even greater than their individual accomplishments is the positive Hispanic image they collectively represent to the world. Photographs, illustrations, and lively text tell the stories ot these fascinating historical figures. Dali's precise style of painting enhanced the dreamlike quality of many of his pieces, including his work with melting clocks, which became a symbol for the entire surrealism movement.

History professor Tim McNeese gives readers a clear understanding of the infamous Supreme Court decision in which all blacks, free and slave, were denied U.S. citizenship.

Plessy v. Ferguson sets the scene for the benchmark case about "Jim Crow" statutes with solid background and lively biographies of those involved.

Here is the story of the relentless legal campaign launched by the NAACP and a persistent black lawyer named Thurgood Marshall, and how it led to one of the most important Supreme Court decisions of the 20th century.

This new title familiarizes students with the landmark 1978 Supreme Court case that addressed the issue of affirmative action.

Santa Fe, New Mexico's colonial capital and the oldest capital city in the U.S., is a territory whose enthralling physical and cultural landscapes were shaped by its Indian heritage and subsequent Spanish influence.

Describes the history of the colonial settlement of Williamsburg.

The Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam was purchased from local Indians in 1626. The colony was captured by the British in 1664 and subsequently renamed New York.

In 1607, American Indians watched as three boats filled with bearded strangers sailed upstream. These newly arrived men were ready to take great risks in the name of their English king as they reached the shores of what is today Chesapeake Bay.

William Penn traded away a fortune in order to acquire an American colony, which he used to establish a haven for religiously oppressed people from throughout Europe. Within his colony, Penn planted a great city--Philadelphia.