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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... Union . So in November 1982 she penned a letter to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov and asked if his country wanted to conquer the world , and if not , how he planned to avoid a conflict with the west . To Smith's surprise , Andropov ...
... Union Army, well past her 60th birthday. Before the war, female nurses were looked at with skepticism, but not after. Dix retired to New Jersey in 1881, and lived in a small apartment at the hos- pital she founded. She died there on ...
... union rights, the raising of the minimum wage, the establishment Every man and woman in America who works at a living wage, under safe conditions, for reasonable hours, or who is protected by unemployment insurance or Social Security ...
... unions legal . That's plenty to be proud of , but read on for more . Boston Eisenstadt v . Baird : Birth Control Is for Singles , Too Boston University , 1 Sherborn Street , Boston , MA 02215 O In 1964 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in ...
... 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 State Department refused to issue him ...
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