A series of over ninety primary documents that offers evidence of how race has shaped American society throughout its history with narrative overviews of such events as the "Trail of Tears," the war with Mexico and Manifest Destiny, segregation, and the Civil Rights movement.

Constituting the republic : who counted as what? -- A trail of tears : Indian removal from east to west -- Nat's rebellion : slaves and America's future -- War with Mexico :race, borders, and Manifest Destiny -- Civil War : slavery and emancipation in black and white -- After slavery?: reconstruction and segregation -- Geronimo! : ending the Indian wars -- Yellow peril : anti-Asian animus from exclusion to internment -- From nadir to new Negro : segregation, migration, and the New Deal -- "To secure these rights" : from desegregation to long, hot summers -- Wounded Knee again : the new Indian, reservations, and casinos -- Affirmative action and "reverse discrimination" backlash -- Race on trial in the 1990s -- At the border again? : new immigrants and old worries -- From Teheran to Baghdad : facing race with Arabs and Muslims.