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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... later, James Morris, a night manager of a local rental car agency, swore out a complaint against the clinic. That afternoon two detectives showed up and Griswold enthusiastically assisted with their investigation. On Novem- ber 10 ...
... later use to force the hands of legislators . Her first major success came in 1845 when she convinced New Jer- sey lawmakers to fund a new facil- ity in West Trenton . Dix called the New Jersey State Lunatic Asylum , which opened in ...
... later plastered “Don't Blame Me—I'm from Massachusetts!” bumper stickers on their cars. And in 2003 the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in Goodridge v. Department of Health that gay and lesbian couples should be offered the ...
... later . The essay would later influence Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. in their struggles against government - sanc- tioned oppression . Unjust laws exist ; shall we be content to obey them , or shall we endeavor to amend ...
... later workers called off the strike . And what of the name " Bread & Roses " ? As histories were written of the strike , some reported a placard reading , " We Want Bread , and Roses , Too ! " demanding respect in addition to fair pay ...
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