Orem Library

In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., isolated himself from the demands of the civil rights movement, rented a house in Jamaica with no telephone, and labored over his final manuscript. In this prophetic work, which has been unavailable for more than ten years, he lays out his thoughts, plans, and dreams for America's future, including the need for better jobs, higher wages, decent housing, and quality education. With a universal message of hope that...

In All the Laws but One, William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States, provides an insightful and fascinating account of the history of civil liberties during wartime and illuminates the cases where presidents have suspended the law in the name of national security.
Abraham Lincoln, champion of freedom and the rights of man, suspended the writ of habeas corpus early in the Civil War—later in the war he also imposed limits...

Follows the U.S. Civil Rights Commission from its founding in 1957 to the present day, and discusses its role as an independent bipartisan federal agency and changes needed to preserve all human rights.

Traces the history of the Bill of Rights included in the U.S. Constitution and highlights contemporary challenges to each of the ten amendments.