German-born political cartoonist Thomas Nast gave America some of its most enduring symbols: the Republican elephant, the Democratic donkey, and Uncle Sam.Â
Excerpts from the Reverend Edward Scott, who had run away from slavery and helped others escape via the underground railway and Dr. Benjamin Morgan Palmer's Thanksgiving sermon.
Faced with the growing threat of African American political, economic and social power, white Southerners put aside their differences to unite. With rough politics and terror they seek to restore their supremacy.
Robert Stone discusses his approach to making Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst, and offers his ideas about why the story is compelling in the post-September 11th world.
In this edited excerpt from their book, The Voices of Guns, journalists Vin McLellan and Paul Avery describe the group that kidnapped Patty Hearst, and discuss their motivations.
