A superb compilation of key documents in American history, published by the U.S. Information Agency By Donald M. Bishopon July 5, 2013 For many years, the U.S. Information Agency published "Living Documents of American History." The first edition had been compiled by Henry Steele Commager. It included documents like the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, Lincoln's inaugural addresses, the Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg Address, the Fourteen Points, the Four Freedoms, and so on. Later editions included Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" and key Presidential speeches. This widely circulated publication went through many editions and was translated into many foreign languages. In 1994, the Agency reworked the concept and published a new volume, "Basic Readings in U.S. Democracy," as one of its American studies reference volumes. Compiled and edited by Melvin Urofsky of Virginia Commonwealth University, it widened the definition of "documents" beyond laws, court decisions, and speeches to include some letters, essays, and poems. The documents are grouped in headings: "Creating a Government," "The Growth of American Society," "The Crisis of the Union," "Industrial America," "On the Road from Slavery to Freedom," "Freedom of Expression," "Facing the World," "Cold War Issues," and "A More Inclusive America." The 73 selections include the traditional choices and many more court decisions, but Urofsky added de Toqueville, Sullivan Ballou, Emma Lazurus, Maya Angelou, and others. I will forego the ordinary reader's impulse to second guess Urofsky's list. I'll simply say I regard this volume as one of the best collections of documents that illustrate American values.
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