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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... justice has been the power of the spoken word. From Jesus's miraculous Sermon on the Mount to Dr. Martin Luther King's historic moment on the Mall, generation after generation of freedom fighters, armed only with their eloquence and ...
... justice has been the power of the spoken word. From Jesus's miraculous Sermon on the Mount to Dr. Martin Luther King's historic moment on the Mall, generation after generation of freedom fighters, armed only with their eloquence and ...
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... justice, and slave reparations. Before the Civil War, the antislavery movement (composed predominantly of white abolitionists and Radical Republicans) was largely responsible for the major legislative accomplishments on both federal and ...
... justice, and slave reparations. Before the Civil War, the antislavery movement (composed predominantly of white abolitionists and Radical Republicans) was largely responsible for the major legislative accomplishments on both federal and ...
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... justice, racial equality, and political empowerment. They also began to look to the courts to remedy discriminatory laws. In the forty years since, as the movement has become more organized, its influence has reached deeper into the ...
... justice, racial equality, and political empowerment. They also began to look to the courts to remedy discriminatory laws. In the forty years since, as the movement has become more organized, its influence has reached deeper into the ...
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... . King said more than thirtyfive years ago,“How long? Not long, because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” EARLY AMERICA, EARLY DISSENT 1787–1865 GOUVERNEUR MORRIS (1752–1816) The Curse.
... . King said more than thirtyfive years ago,“How long? Not long, because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” EARLY AMERICA, EARLY DISSENT 1787–1865 GOUVERNEUR MORRIS (1752–1816) The Curse.
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... justice. Let the natural depravity of our character be proved—not by appealing to declamatory invectives and interest representations, but by showing that a greater proportion of crimes have been committed by the wronged slaves of the ...
... justice. Let the natural depravity of our character be proved—not by appealing to declamatory invectives and interest representations, but by showing that a greater proportion of crimes have been committed by the wronged slaves of the ...
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