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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... U.S. Supreme Court and the gag order stood. While the high court sat on the appeal, the Bush administration lob- bied for reauthorization of the USA The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects ...
... U.S. Supreme Court. They were defended by former president John Quincy Adams, who secured their release on March 9, 1841. Justice Joseph Story ruled they had been “ille- gally kidnapped and had the right to self defense from their ...
... supreme courts. The U.S. Supreme Court over- ruled those decisions on May 11, 1964. Writing for the 7–2 majority, Justice William O. Douglas wrote, “Would we allow the police to search the sacred precincts of marital bedrooms for ...
... U.S. Constitution to denounce slavery and advocate direct action to destroy the insti- tution. Massachusetts is also ... Supreme Judicial Court ruled in Goodridge v. Department of Health that gay and lesbian couples should be offered the same ...
... U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Griswold v . Connecticut that mar- ried couples had the right to purchase and use birth control ( see page 7 ) , but it was eight more years before Eisenstadt v . Baird established that unmarried adults had ...
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