Ripples Of Hope: Great American Civil Rights SpeechesRipples of Hope brings together the most influential and important civil rights speeches from the entire range of American history-from the colonial period to the present. Gathered from the great speeches of the civil rights movement of African Americans, Asian Americans, gays, Hispanic Americans, and women, Ripples of Hope includes voices as diverse as Sister Souljah, Spark Matsui, and Harvey Milk, which, taken as a whole, constitute a unique chronicle of the modern civil rights movement. Featuring a foreword by President Bill Clinton and an afterword by Mary Frances Berry, this collection represents not just a historical first but also an indispensable resource for readers searching for an alternative history of American rhetoric. Edited and with an introduction by former Clinton speechwriter Josh Gottheimer, the stirring speeches that make up this volume provide an important perspective on our nation's development, and will inform the future debate on civil rights. |
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... Chávez found inspiration from Dr. King and Mahatma Gandhi when he brought America's attention to centuriesold Chicano oppression. And Robert “Spark” Matsunaga, only a few years earlier, drew on his own heritage and the words of the ...
... Chávez found inspiration from Dr. King and Mahatma Gandhi when he brought America's attention to centuriesold Chicano oppression. And Robert “Spark” Matsunaga, only a few years earlier, drew on his own heritage and the words of the ...
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... Chávez, Stanton, and others who worked to overcome seemingly intractable barriers are now celebrated icons embedded in the American story. But in their day, civil rights leaders were viewed as deeply divisive figures whose radical ...
... Chávez, Stanton, and others who worked to overcome seemingly intractable barriers are now celebrated icons embedded in the American story. But in their day, civil rights leaders were viewed as deeply divisive figures whose radical ...
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... Chávez—has a federal holiday named for him. But, as this book demonstrates, that trend is beginning to change, so ... Chavez's rhetoric and style were not the same as abolitionist Frederick Douglass's. He may have drawn from Douglass's ...
... Chávez—has a federal holiday named for him. But, as this book demonstrates, that trend is beginning to change, so ... Chavez's rhetoric and style were not the same as abolitionist Frederick Douglass's. He may have drawn from Douglass's ...
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... Chavez's speeches were different from Dr. King's, even though the men shared similar principles (and a fund of common arguments). Moreover, these rhetorical conventions have shifted over time, along with the tides of history and reform ...
... Chavez's speeches were different from Dr. King's, even though the men shared similar principles (and a fund of common arguments). Moreover, these rhetorical conventions have shifted over time, along with the tides of history and reform ...
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... Chávez, these leaders benefited from a growing HispanicAmerican population, guidance from the black community, and a surge in national attention to labor abuses and civil rights. Historically marginalized and forgotten by the ...
... Chávez, these leaders benefited from a growing HispanicAmerican population, guidance from the black community, and a surge in national attention to labor abuses and civil rights. Historically marginalized and forgotten by the ...
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