On trial : American history through court proceedings and hearings / edited by Robert D. Marcus and Anthony Marcus.

Includes bibliographical references.

Volume I. 1. Dissenting puritan: the trial of Mrs. Anne Hutchinson, 1637 – 2. Salem witchcraft: the trial of Bridget Bishop, 1692 – 3. Freedom of the press: the trial of John Peter Zenger for libel, 1735 – 4. Toward the Constitution: the action of John Trevett against John Wheeden for refusing paper money, 1786 – 5. Protecting incorporation: Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 1819 – 6. Juvenile justice: the trial of Stephen Merrill Clark for arson, 1821 – 7. Indian removal: Samuel A. Worcester v. The state of Georgia, 1832 – 8. Murder in the city: the trial of Richard P. Robinson for the murder of Helen Jewett, 1836 – 9. The trade in human beings: the United States v. The Amistad, 1841 – 10. Demon rum: the trial of William Wilbar against B.W. Williams and others for libel, 1845 – 11. The color line: the trial of Mrs. Margaret Douglass for teaching colored children to read, 1853 – 12. "His truth is marching on": the trial of John Brown for treason and insurrection, 1859 – 13. "This terrible war": the trial of Captain Henry Wirz for conspiracy and murder, 1865 – 14. Reconstruction in the south: the lynching of Jim Williams, 1871 --

Volume Two. 1. Reconstruction in the south: the lynching of Jim Williams, 1871 – 2. Women's rights: the Susan B. Anthony trial, 1873 – 3. The West: the trial of Frank James for train robbery and murder, 1883 – 4. Labor's martyrs: the haymarket trial, 1886 – 5. Shame of the cities: the Edward Butler trial, 1902 – 6. Progressive jurisprudence: Muller v. Oregon, 1908 – 7. Dissent during World War I: the Kate O'Hare trial, 1919 – 8. Evolution and the Bible: the Scopes trial, 1925 – 9. Racial Justice: the Scottsboro boys, 1931-37 – 10. Red Scare: the army-McCarthy hearings, 1954 – 11. Outlawing segregation: Brown V. Board of Education, 1954 – 12. The abortion controvery: Roe v. Wade, 1973 – 13. Life and death: in the matter of Karen Ann Quinlan, 1976 – 14. Race and gender: the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings, 1991.