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The Repeal of Reticence: America's Cultural and Legal Struggles over Free Speech, Obscenity, Sexual Liberation, and Modern ArtRochelle Gurstein
On Democracy's Doorstep: The Inside Story of How the Supreme Court Brought "One Person, One Vote" to the United StatesJ. Douglas Smith
A Massacre in Memphis: The Race Riot That Shook the Nation One Year After the Civil WarStephen V. Ash
The Fate of Their Country: Politicians, Slavery Extension, and the Coming of the Civil WarMichael F. Holt