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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... Voting Rights Act. I will never forget that moment in 1965 when Lyndon Johnson, a white southerner, faced the Congress and the nation only a week after the tragedy of “Bloody Sunday.” “At times,” he said, “history and fate meet at a ...
... Voting Rights Act. I will never forget that moment in 1965 when Lyndon Johnson, a white southerner, faced the Congress and the nation only a week after the tragedy of “Bloody Sunday.” “At times,” he said, “history and fate meet at a ...
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... voting rights, not bilingual education or immigration barriers. Women working in the civil rights movement were also marginalized until the late 1960s, when they became a betterorganized and more vocal community. These differences ...
... voting rights, not bilingual education or immigration barriers. Women working in the civil rights movement were also marginalized until the late 1960s, when they became a betterorganized and more vocal community. These differences ...
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... Voting Rights Act of 1965 banned discrimination in voter registration and at the polls—and the Great Society spurred investment in hardpressed communities, education, healthcare, and job training. Landmark civil rights gains in the ...
... Voting Rights Act of 1965 banned discrimination in voter registration and at the polls—and the Great Society spurred investment in hardpressed communities, education, healthcare, and job training. Landmark civil rights gains in the ...
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... voting in elections. In essence, and commonly in the law, women were treated as the property of their fathers or husbands ... vote in the late nineteenth century, many feminist leaders turned inward, abandoning the AfricanAmerican civil ...
... voting in elections. In essence, and commonly in the law, women were treated as the property of their fathers or husbands ... vote in the late nineteenth century, many feminist leaders turned inward, abandoning the AfricanAmerican civil ...
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... vote, and most were still restricted in their employment opportunities. Others were forced to attend segregated ... voting rights and desegregation.The AsianAmerican message of discrimination against their community was drowned out and ...
... vote, and most were still restricted in their employment opportunities. Others were forced to attend segregated ... voting rights and desegregation.The AsianAmerican message of discrimination against their community was drowned out and ...
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