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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... Elizabeth Cady Stanton drew inspiration from the abolitionist cause as she delivered a stirring address at the first women's rights conference. Farther south, in Washington, D.C., Abraham Lincoln earned an indelible place in history—and ...
... Elizabeth Cady Stanton drew inspiration from the abolitionist cause as she delivered a stirring address at the first women's rights conference. Farther south, in Washington, D.C., Abraham Lincoln earned an indelible place in history—and ...
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... Elizabeth Cady Stanton, allows us to understand how closely united their ideas and approaches were and how, over the years, they learned from and built on one another's hopes and accomplishments. I urge you, when reading an individual ...
... Elizabeth Cady Stanton, allows us to understand how closely united their ideas and approaches were and how, over the years, they learned from and built on one another's hopes and accomplishments. I urge you, when reading an individual ...
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... Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott's decision to hold the first Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, New York, in June 1848.Among their many demands, these early feminists insisted on an immediate end to the domestic ...
... Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott's decision to hold the first Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, New York, in June 1848.Among their many demands, these early feminists insisted on an immediate end to the domestic ...
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... Elizabeth Cady Stanton to John F. Kennedy. Still, although television in the modern era has diminished the worth of an individual speech, it has also allowed for the success of struggles like the civil rights movement, whose progress ...
... Elizabeth Cady Stanton to John F. Kennedy. Still, although television in the modern era has diminished the worth of an individual speech, it has also allowed for the success of struggles like the civil rights movement, whose progress ...
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... according to the suggestion of expediency. Brethren, adieu! Trust in the living God. Labor for the peace of the human race, and remember that you are four millions! ELIZABETH CADY STANTON (1815–1902) Address at Seneca Falls JULY 19,
... according to the suggestion of expediency. Brethren, adieu! Trust in the living God. Labor for the peace of the human race, and remember that you are four millions! ELIZABETH CADY STANTON (1815–1902) Address at Seneca Falls JULY 19,
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