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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... AN ACTIVIST TODAY HELP WAGE PEACE Progressive Nation A Travel Guide with 400+ Left Turns and. in America 1891 De Graff & Alpine Slide Pickrelltown ( 739 Peor ( 31 ) Warre In 1921 the American School for the Deaf relocated to. Cover.
... peaceful society that respects all of its citizens. A Note on Selection There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still. —Franklin Delano Roosevelt I have cast a fairly wide net in selecting the histories in ...
... peace in her hands while a black bear cub , symbol of both the state of Maine and the Soviet Union , sits at her feet . I have been worrying about Rus- sia and the United States get- ting into a nuclear war . Are you going to vote to ...
... Peace Corps ( see page 256 ) . That's got to count for something . The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library details the 35th president's life and legacy . It begins with Kennedy's 1960 nomination to head the Democratic ticket and ...
... peace and coexistence with the Soviet Union, and received a quar- ter of a million votes. In 1951 the federal government came after him, charging Du Bois with fail- ing to register as a foreign agent. He was acquitted at trial, but the ...
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