Ripples Of Hope: Great American Civil Rights SpeechesJosh Gottheimer Ripples 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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... Social Power 1903 The Negro problem , it has often been said , is largely a problem of ignorance . . . . This can be gotten rid of only by training . Born in Great Barrington , Massachusetts , in 1868 , W. E. B. Du Bois ded- icated his ...
... Social Power 1903 The Negro problem , it has often been said , is largely a problem of ignorance . . . . This can be gotten rid of only by training . Born in Great Barrington , Massachusetts , in 1868 , W. E. B. Du Bois ded- icated his ...
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... social forces which produce crime . Such social power means , assuredly , the growth of initiative among Negroes , the spread of independent thought , the expanding consciousness of manhood ; and these things today are looked upon by ...
... social forces which produce crime . Such social power means , assuredly , the growth of initiative among Negroes , the spread of independent thought , the expanding consciousness of manhood ; and these things today are looked upon by ...
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... social disease called the Negro problem ; nearly every untoward circumstance known to human experience has united to increase Negro crime : the slavery of the past , the sudden emancipation , the narrowing of economic opportunity , the ...
... social disease called the Negro problem ; nearly every untoward circumstance known to human experience has united to increase Negro crime : the slavery of the past , the sudden emancipation , the narrowing of economic opportunity , the ...
Contents
A Free Negro Blood and Slavery | 3 |
Peter Williams Jr This Is Our Country | 14 |
Sara T Smith Loosening the Bonds of Prejudice | 22 |
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