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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... lives on the line to eradicate inequality, bigotry, and injustice. Their work inspired the involvement of many more, who themselves went on to effect change. This anthology is a collection of those ripples—a pooling of American civil ...
... lives on the line to eradicate inequality, bigotry, and injustice. Their work inspired the involvement of many more, who themselves went on to effect change. This anthology is a collection of those ripples—a pooling of American civil ...
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... live for years as outcasts behind barbed wire. Roosevelt's decision sparked a public outcry from those both within and outside the JapaneseAmerican community, though many in Congress, the media, and the Supreme Court (in Korematsu v ...
... live for years as outcasts behind barbed wire. Roosevelt's decision sparked a public outcry from those both within and outside the JapaneseAmerican community, though many in Congress, the media, and the Supreme Court (in Korematsu v ...
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... lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honour” in their support. The result has been the freedom and happiness of millions, by whom the annual returns of this day are celebrated with the loudest and most lively expressions of joy. But ...
... lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honour” in their support. The result has been the freedom and happiness of millions, by whom the annual returns of this day are celebrated with the loudest and most lively expressions of joy. But ...
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... live in, since the 4th of July, 1827, has been able to boast that she has no slaves, and other States where there still are slaves appear disposed to follow her example. But, alas! the freedom to which we have attained is defective ...
... live in, since the 4th of July, 1827, has been able to boast that she has no slaves, and other States where there still are slaves appear disposed to follow her example. But, alas! the freedom to which we have attained is defective ...
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... live in an age of the world too enlightened and too moral to admit of the adoption of the same means to obtain as holy an end. I feel that it would be an insult to this Committee, were I to attempt to win their favor by arraying my ...
... live in an age of the world too enlightened and too moral to admit of the adoption of the same means to obtain as holy an end. I feel that it would be an insult to this Committee, were I to attempt to win their favor by arraying my ...
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