With its sweeping inclusive view of American history, Created Equal, Brief Edition, Volume Two, emphasizes social history—including the lives and labors of women, immigrants, working people, and persons of color in all regions of the country—while delivering the basics of political and economic history. With its sweeping inclusive view of American history, Created Equal, Brief Edition, Volume Two, emphasizes social history—including the lives and labors of women, immigrants, working people, and persons of color in all regions of the country—while delivering the basics of political and economic history. Four themes–Diversity; Class and systems of power; Environment; Globalization–serve as the filters through which the authors present the traditional narrative of American history. Social emphasis, political history, United States. US History Courses