A description of the Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus' appeal for aid from the West against the threatening Turks.

An in-depth overview of the major events of the First Crusade.

Biography of Winnemucca, peacemaker, crusader, and champion of the Native American cause.

An introduction to Marjory Stoneman Douglas who was called the "mother of the Everglades." She was an environmentalist and activist who committed herself to protect this watery region considered by some to be a worthless swamp.

Read this brief biography of Ida B. Wells, who used her pen and the force of her personality to fight against lynching and other injustices against African Americans.

This biography details the life and journalistic career of African American women's rights activist Ida B. Wells Barnett.