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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... civil disobedience, and American environmentalism. In recent history the Bay State has maintained its progressive tradition. In 1972 it was the only state to not cast its electoral college votes for Richard Nixon; citizens later ...
... civil rights he rarely made a move that would jeopardize his relationship with Southern Democrats. His Bay of Pigs invasion was reckless and misguided. He oversaw a tremendous increase in the nation's defense budget. But Kennedy, for ...
... civil rights struggle preceeding the civil rights movement of the 1950s. W. E. B. Du Bois and The Souls of Black Folk W. E. B. DuBois Memorial Park, Route 23, Great Barrington, MA 01230 He was the leading critic of Booker T ...
... civil rights movement. The Lorax (1971) became many kids' introduction to conservationism, just as The Butter Battle Book (1984) was a primer on the nuclear arms race. Geisel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 “for his special contribution ...
... civil Lucy Stone, c. 1850 We believe that personal independence and equal rights can never be forfeited, except for crime; that marriage should be an equal and permanent partnership, and so recognized by law. —Lucy Stone and Henry ...
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Progressive Nation: A Travel Guide with 400+ Left Turns and Inspiring Landmarks Jerome Pohlen No preview available - 2008 |