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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... Museum : p . 23 , ST - C22-1-62 JSC Digital Image Collection : p . 37 , S86-25191 Office of Senator Bernie Sanders : P. 45 Democratic National Committee : p.47 Helen Prejean , CSJ : p . 195 Senator John Edwards : p . 203 Gordon Wells ...
... museums, books, and online resources discussed in this guide and you will find a progressive his- tory that runs far deeper than any one book can summarize. Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God. —Kurt Vonnegut A KEY ...
... museum or historic site — it might take some time to explore . A monument or landmark - a good photo opportunity , but a quick stop . An extant site of a progressive event , but no historic marker currently exists . An organization that ...
... Museum, Routes 14 and 169, PO Box 58, Canterbury, CT 06331 • (860) 546-7800 Prudence Crandall was running the Canterbury Female Boarding School in January 1833 when she admitted a young woman named Sarah Harris. Parents and locals were ...
... museum . LEARN MORE www.chc.state.ct.us/crandall%20museum.htm The Forbidden Schoolhouse by Suzanne Jurmain ( Houghton Mifflin , 2005 ) Prudence Crandall by Marvis Olive Welch ( Jason Publishers , 1983 ) Farmington The Amistad Farmington ...
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