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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... variety of personal and political beliefs , and would likely disagree on a great many issues . But what they would agree on is that injustices need to be resolved. To be liberal is to hold a position, the. vii Introduction.
... issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and par- ticularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. —Fourth Amendment, Bill of Rights PATRIOT Act. Alberto Gonzales told ...
... issues of the working class. By 1929 she held the highest labor post in state government. During her 12 years in federal office, from 1933 to 1945, Perkins oversaw the New Deal's progres- sive expansion of unemployment relief, union ...
... buried in her hometown . LEARN MORE The Roosevelt I Knew by Frances Perkins ( Harper , 1946 ) Despitehas its witch-huntingaheadofthe Puritanscurve and Boston bluebloods,issues. MassachusettsOnApril23, been far 16 New England.
... issues. MassachusettsOnApril23, been far on many progressive 1635, the Boston Latin School opened in the home of Philemon Pormont, becoming the first public school in the colonies. In 1747 the commonwealth mandated “a teacher for every ...
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