Progressive Nation: A Travel Guide with 400+ Left Turns and Inspiring LandmarksChicago Review Press, 2008 - 432 pages A Selection of the Progressive Book ClubFrom the sites of famous sit-ins, marches, and strikes to the locales of events that led to landmark Supreme Court decisions, this inspiring travel guide journeys to more than 400 of the places in the United States that are important to progressive politics. Organized by state, it includes the stories of hundreds of women and men of action who, through creativity and hard work, changed American society for the better. Visit the battlegrounds and celebrate the victories of civil libertarians, feminists, African Americans, gays, lesbians, environmentalists, labor organizers, and media activists. Make a stop at the home of abolitionists Levi and Catharine Coffin, Grand Central Station on the Underground Railroad. Check out Alice's Restaurant Church, the namesake of Arlo Guthrie's song protesting the draft. Learn about the first women's convention held by Elizabeth Cady Stanton in Seneca Falls at the Women's Hall of Fame. See the site of the Haymarket Riot in Chicago where laborers protested working conditions. Join the many people who pay homage at the grave site of Leonard Matlovich, the gay Vietnam War veteran who fought the U.S. military--and won--when he was wrongfully discharged for homosexuality. Each entry features a listing of books and websites for further information, making this an essential lefty resource. For liberal-minded adventurous travelers, educational family vacationers, and progressives who want to know their history, this book will inspire them to do more than just cast a vote. |
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... . -Samantha Reed Smith , in her letter to Yuri Andropov LEARN MORE Journey to the Soviet Union by Samantha Smith ( Little , Brown and Company , 1984 ) Brunswick Harriet Beecher Stowe and Uncle Tom's Cabin First Parish Maine 11.
... Brown and Company, 1975). Harborside. Helen and Scott Nearing Live the Good Life The Good Life Center, 372 Harborside Road, Harborside, ME 04642 • (207) 326-8211 Sometime in their late 40s Helen and Scott Nearing decided they'd had enough ...
... Brown and Company , 2003 ) Great Barrington Alice's Restaurant's Church The Church , 4 Van Deusenville Road , Great Barrington , MA 01230 · ( 413 ) 528-1955 If there was an anthem to draft resistance in the 1960s it had to be Arlo Guth ...
... Brown v . Board of Education decision . The Delaware lawsuits were filed independently . The Hockessin school district refused to transport Sarah Bulah's daughter Shirley to School 107 , the district's one - room schoolhouse for ...
... Brown case , and answer the question of “ separate but equal " facilities two years later ( see page 293 ) . Wilmington Emily Bissell and Christmas Seals Emily P. Bissell Hospital , 3000 Newport Gap Pike , Wilmington , DE 19808 · ( 302 ) ...
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Progressive Nation: A Travel Guide with 400+ Left Turns and Inspiring Landmarks Jerome Pohlen No preview available - 2008 |