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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... woman to speak out for abolition. To the north, in Vermont, Lucy Terry argued forcefully for her right to property, becoming the first AfricanAmerican woman to speak before a court with a member of the U.S. Supreme Court on the bench ...
... woman to speak out for abolition. To the north, in Vermont, Lucy Terry argued forcefully for her right to property, becoming the first AfricanAmerican woman to speak before a court with a member of the U.S. Supreme Court on the bench ...
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... woman's role in society was considered a private one, and men cited the Bible as evidence that women should confine their speech to the home. Protesting this treatment, female activists began to organize and conduct meetings in favor of ...
... woman's role in society was considered a private one, and men cited the Bible as evidence that women should confine their speech to the home. Protesting this treatment, female activists began to organize and conduct meetings in favor of ...
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... woman publicly addressing an audience of both women and men. The attempt to silence womenat antislavery conventions ... woman's primary role remained that of a traditional mother, not breadwinner. Led by political activist Phyllis ...
... woman publicly addressing an audience of both women and men. The attempt to silence womenat antislavery conventions ... woman's primary role remained that of a traditional mother, not breadwinner. Led by political activist Phyllis ...
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... woman—black or white—to “speak in public and to leave extant texts of her addresses.” Born a free black in 1803 in Hartford, Connecticut, Stewart was “bound out” to the family of a minister, where despite being denied a formal education ...
... woman—black or white—to “speak in public and to leave extant texts of her addresses.” Born a free black in 1803 in Hartford, Connecticut, Stewart was “bound out” to the family of a minister, where despite being denied a formal education ...
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... woman's voice was heard in the palace of an eastern monarch, and woman's petition achieved the salvation of millions of her race from the edge of the sword. The Queen of Persia, if Queen she might be called, who was but the mistress of ...
... woman's voice was heard in the palace of an eastern monarch, and woman's petition achieved the salvation of millions of her race from the edge of the sword. The Queen of Persia, if Queen she might be called, who was but the mistress of ...
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