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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... there are several exceptions, and I have included many of them in this collection. They tend to be ones that were prepared to commemorate important occasions or milestones or to announce a new effort, like the recent debate over gay ...
... there are several exceptions, and I have included many of them in this collection. They tend to be ones that were prepared to commemorate important occasions or milestones or to announce a new effort, like the recent debate over gay ...
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... there still are slaves appear disposed to follow her example. But, alas! the freedom to which we have attained is defective. Freedom and equality have been “put asunder.”The rights of men are decided by the colour of their skin; and there ...
... there still are slaves appear disposed to follow her example. But, alas! the freedom to which we have attained is defective. Freedom and equality have been “put asunder.”The rights of men are decided by the colour of their skin; and there ...
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... there is no such opportunity for the sons of Africa, and I fear that our powerful ones are fully determined that there never shall be. Forbid, ye Powers on High, that it should any longer be said that our men possess no force. O ye sons ...
... there is no such opportunity for the sons of Africa, and I fear that our powerful ones are fully determined that there never shall be. Forbid, ye Powers on High, that it should any longer be said that our men possess no force. O ye sons ...
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... There is the principle. There is the whole argument of this paper. Now I do not deny that the only principle upon which a color of right can be attributed to the condition of slavery is by assuming that the natural state of man is war ...
... There is the principle. There is the whole argument of this paper. Now I do not deny that the only principle upon which a color of right can be attributed to the condition of slavery is by assuming that the natural state of man is war ...
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