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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... million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. —ROBERT F. KENNEDY T FOREWORD WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON If is no struggle, there Each ...
... million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. —ROBERT F. KENNEDY T FOREWORD WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON If is no struggle, there Each ...
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... million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples built a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.” King, Chávez, Stanton, and others who worked to overcome seemingly intractable barriers ...
... million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples built a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.” King, Chávez, Stanton, and others who worked to overcome seemingly intractable barriers ...
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... millions perched in front of their televisions and computer screens at home. Because it is nearly impossible to produce poetic prose of historic worth several times a day, this new environment has often diminished the quality of the ...
... millions perched in front of their televisions and computer screens at home. Because it is nearly impossible to produce poetic prose of historic worth several times a day, this new environment has often diminished the quality of the ...
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... millions at the Lincoln Memorial differ greatly from those he delivered in a black 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 ...
... millions at the Lincoln Memorial differ greatly from those he delivered in a black 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 ...
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... House Speechwriting Office, first as the staff director and then as a presidential speechwriter. I remained there for the remainder of Clinton's second term. I ACKNOWLEDGMENTS would like to begin by acknowledging the millions.
... House Speechwriting Office, first as the staff director and then as a presidential speechwriter. I remained there for the remainder of Clinton's second term. I ACKNOWLEDGMENTS would like to begin by acknowledging the millions.
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