junior theme

Right now we are working on our big research paper of the year, junior theme. My topic focuses on the modern-day issue of gays in the military and their rights, and uses information about the rights of other minority groups such as women and blacks as background and historical references. I have been looking into the history of the rights of the various groups as I know very little on the topic, and found the book Unfriendly Fire by Nathaniel Frank. I also plan to watch Glory, a film about the US Civil War's first all black volunteer company. Hopefully this will help both with the recent events aspect and also with the historical part, but if anyone has any other suggestions for books, movies, or articles that would be greatly appreciated!!