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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... Congress CataloginginPublication Data Ripples of hope : great American civil rights speeches / Josh Gottheimer, editor; foreword by Bill Clinton ; afterword by Mary Frances Berry. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0465027520 (hardcover : alk ...
... Congress CataloginginPublication Data Ripples of hope : great American civil rights speeches / Josh Gottheimer, editor; foreword by Bill Clinton ; afterword by Mary Frances Berry. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0465027520 (hardcover : alk ...
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... Congress and the nation only a week after the tragedy of “Bloody Sunday.” “At times,” he said, “history and fate meet at a single time and place to shape a turning point in man's unending search for freedom. So it was at Lexington and ...
... Congress and the nation only a week after the tragedy of “Bloody Sunday.” “At times,” he said, “history and fate meet at a single time and place to shape a turning point in man's unending search for freedom. So it was at Lexington and ...
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... Congress, all groups have looked expressly to the AfricanAmerican movement for guidance in the steps they should take and the pitfalls they should avoid. Some have likened the civil rights struggle to a symphony:The black leadership ...
... Congress, all groups have looked expressly to the AfricanAmerican movement for guidance in the steps they should take and the pitfalls they should avoid. Some have likened the civil rights struggle to a symphony:The black leadership ...
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... Congress and on the national stage in successfully championing women's own issues, including suffrage, equal pay, and reproductive choice. THE. HISPANICAMERICAN. MOVEMENT. The movement for HispanicAmerican civil rights, as we perceive it ...
... Congress and on the national stage in successfully championing women's own issues, including suffrage, equal pay, and reproductive choice. THE. HISPANICAMERICAN. MOVEMENT. The movement for HispanicAmerican civil rights, as we perceive it ...
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... Congress, activists did not protest en masse until the late 1950s, under the leadership of men like Pablo De La Guerra. Those who did speak out were often ignored at the time and later excluded from historical accounts. In 1940 George I ...
... Congress, activists did not protest en masse until the late 1950s, under the leadership of men like Pablo De La Guerra. Those who did speak out were often ignored at the time and later excluded from historical accounts. In 1940 George I ...
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