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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... Farming- ton, many of whom were abolitionists, welcomed the Africans, all Mende, into their community until funds could be raised for passage back to their homeland. The Mende attended morning classes six days a week, and in the ...
... farm house in stone, and learned how to harvest and convert maple sugar into syrup, which met their modest cash needs. Was it all toil and backbreaking work? After working out the kinks, the Nearings estimated that they only needed to ...
... Farm and moved to the Maine coast and started all over again. Their second homestead- ing venture, in Harborside, was as successful as the first. Scott lived to be 100 years old, and Helen 91. Their Vermont memoir, Living the Good Life ...
... Farm Aid (see page 232), and sponsor the Newport Folk Festival. And though the company was bought by Uni- We have a ... farms. —From Ben & Jerry's Corporate Mission Statement lever in 2000 , it maintains an independent board of 44 New ...
... farm. Hundreds of puppeteers would collectively explore eight archetypal themes: Death, Fiend, Beast, Human, World, Gift, Bread, and Hope. Though the circuses had foundations in ancient storytelling traditions, their messages were quite ...
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