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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... churches, and street corners to lift the conscience of a nation. But the speeches in this volume are much more than exhortations from a near or distant past. They are living reminders of the challenges that remain and the work yet to be ...
... churches, and street corners to lift the conscience of a nation. But the speeches in this volume are much more than exhortations from a near or distant past. They are living reminders of the challenges that remain and the work yet to be ...
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... church lectern their only platform for dissent. With the law and public institutions largely stacked against them, minorities, beginning in the nineteenth century, found that speech offered them a modicum of power in those systems ...
... church lectern their only platform for dissent. With the law and public institutions largely stacked against them, minorities, beginning in the nineteenth century, found that speech offered them a modicum of power in those systems ...
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... church, the dilution of civil rights movements, or the explosion of the mass media. Additionally, it can be argued that, overall, in light of these factors, the value of good rhetoric has waned. Still, there are several exceptions, and ...
... church, the dilution of civil rights movements, or the explosion of the mass media. Additionally, it can be argued that, overall, in light of these factors, the value of good rhetoric has waned. Still, there are several exceptions, and ...
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... church a decade earlier. Many of the speeches are published in their entirety and their original form, with few omissions. Others have been edited for reasons of length and superfluous material, but hopefully not at the expense of ...
... church a decade earlier. Many of the speeches are published in their entirety and their original form, with few omissions. Others have been edited for reasons of length and superfluous material, but hopefully not at the expense of ...
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... church before pursuing a life in the church. Seven years after his consecration, Williams was ordained and installed as a minister at St. Philip's Protestant Episcopal Church. This address, delivered from that pulpit, used Independence ...
... church before pursuing a life in the church. Seven years after his consecration, Williams was ordained and installed as a minister at St. Philip's Protestant Episcopal Church. This address, delivered from that pulpit, used Independence ...
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