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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... federal holiday named for him. But, as this book demonstrates, that trend is beginning to change, so that the progress of all movements is now celebrated. Although the Hispanic and AsianAmerican movements have looked to the black ...
... federal holiday named for him. But, as this book demonstrates, that trend is beginning to change, so that the progress of all movements is now celebrated. Although the Hispanic and AsianAmerican movements have looked to the black ...
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... federal and state levels. The abolitionists, aided by the Civil War's effects, also led the charge for the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, which eliminated de jure slavery, guaranteed equal protection under the law ...
... federal and state levels. The abolitionists, aided by the Civil War's effects, also led the charge for the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, which eliminated de jure slavery, guaranteed equal protection under the law ...
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... federal government largely ignored these injustices, and as a whole, the language difference muffled the voices of dissent from within the Hispanic community. In the meantime, the demand for inexpensive labor in California and the ...
... federal government largely ignored these injustices, and as a whole, the language difference muffled the voices of dissent from within the Hispanic community. In the meantime, the demand for inexpensive labor in California and the ...
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... federal district court and then the United States Supreme Court. Former president John Quincy Adams was hired to defend the Africans, an unpopular position for any public figure at the time. In one of the most famous cases before the ...
... federal district court and then the United States Supreme Court. Former president John Quincy Adams was hired to defend the Africans, an unpopular position for any public figure at the time. In one of the most famous cases before the ...
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