It's human nature to fight for what we believe is right. The quest for justice occurs in many forms and in many places—courtroom battles, drawing attention to world hunger, solving a dispute among friends. The selections in this unit explore the various ways in which people join the search for justice. Check out the Additional Questions, Hot Links, Internet Activities, Reading Strategies, and Self-Tests for this unit using the navigation bar at the left.
Walter Dean Myers	Brown vs. Board of Education	Analytic Essay	230
O. Henry	A Retrieved Reformation	Short Story	242
Comparing Literary Works
Russell Freedman	Emancipation from Lincoln: A Photobiography	Biography	256
Walt Whitman	O Captain! My Captain!	Poem	261
Comparing Literary Works
Juan A. Sedillo	Gentleman of Río en Medio	Short Story	268
Barbara A. Lewis	Saving the Wetlands	Article	272
Toni Cade Bambara	Raymond's Run	Short Story	288
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	Paul Revere's Ride	Poem	302
Brent Ashabranner	Always to Remember: The Vision of Maya Ying Lin	Article	316