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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 076

Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Our constitution is color-blind... the law regards man as man and takes no account of his surroundings or of his color when his civil rights...are involved." Justice Harlan's eloquent defense of equal rights for Black citizens in his 1866 dissent to Plessy v. Ferguson is one of several Vol. 076 selections which explore social issues and politics: John Adams; Gettysburg Address; Civil Rights Bill (1866); First Philippic of Demosthenes; Manifesto of the Humanitarian League; and Acadian Reminiscences. The multitudinal dimensions of human diversity are displayed in other selections: On Leveling from Amiel's Journal; Sufism; The Discovery of Witches; The Cruise of the Wasp; Nanook of the North; Fossil Hunting in the Permian of Texas; The Nation's Capital: What to See; Underground London; Poisons Used by Ancient Races; Genetically Engineered Crops; and Recipes for Ice Creams and Ices. Summary by Sue Anderson.

Year of Publication: Genres: Essays & Short Works , *Non-fiction

Running Time: 07 hours 17 minutes 04 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Acadian Reminiscences: The True Story of Evangeline, Part 1 Wayne Cooke	40:11
2	Acadian Reminiscences : The True Story of Evangeline, Part 2 Wayne Cooke	47:55
3	Civil Rights Bill (1866) Craig Campbell	16:34
4	The Cruise of the Wasp Wayne Cooke	12:34
5	The Discovery of Witches (1647) Andrew Gaunce	23:55
6	First Philippic of Demosthenes (384-322 BCE) Daniel Davison	30:01
7	Fossil Hunting in the Permian of Texas in 1882 Availle	37:53
8	Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States (Excerpt) Sue Anderson	11:59
9	Gettysburg Address MaybeCordelia	1:39
10	Ice Creams and Ices BettyB	6:05
11	John Adams' Letter to Abigail Adams, Philadelphia, July 3d. 1776 Dale Grothmann	5:28
12	Justice Harlan's Dissent, Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (US Supreme Court 1896) Dale Grothmann	34:09
13	Manifesto of the Humanitarian League (1892) KevinS	4:08
14	Nanook of the North Colleen McMahon	11:26
15	The Nation's Capital: What to See (1919) BettyB	10:54
16	On Leveling from Amiel's Journal September 6, 1851 Craig Campbell	4:39
17	Poisons Used by Ancient Races J. M. Smallheer	19:42
18	Sufism Part 1 from A Dictionary of Islam, headword SUFI Daniel Davison	47:44
19	Sufism Part 2 from A Dictionary of Islam, headword SUFI Daniel Davison	51:59
20	Underground London Peter Yearsley	18:09