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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... dubbed the Black Law making it illegal to instruct black nonresidents, and Crandall was arrested and thrown into the nearby Brooklyn jail. Though she could have posted bail she stayed behind bars for a night in pro- test ... Connecticut 3.
... arrested and brought to New London, Connecticut. The Africans were imprisoned in a New Haven brig while awaiting their trial in Hartford for murder, mutiny, and piracy. On January 23, 1840, Judge Andrew Judson ruled that the group were ...
... arrested , and announced its intentions , “ [ The PPLC ] , with the full backing of the national birth control movement , will take steps as rapidly as possible to offer , under medical supervision , all contraceptive techniques . ” The ...
... arrest warrants were issued for Griswold and Dr. C. Lee Buxton, the clinic's head physician. Both turned themselves in and were released on $100 bonds, and the clinic was closed. The triumphant Morris observed, “I think that a Planned ...
... arrested and charged with exhibiting a birth control device , and distributing that device to an unmarried person . Baird was eventually found guilty of the distribution charge and was tossed into Boston's Charles Street jail for three ...
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Progressive Nation: A Travel Guide with 400+ Left Turns and Inspiring Landmarks Jerome Pohlen No preview available - 2008 |