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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... police to search the sacred precincts of marital bedrooms for telltale signs of the use of contraceptives? The very idea is repulsive to the notions of privacy surrounding the marriage relationship.” Douglas went even further, asserting ...
... police started arresting picketers for loitering , the women invented the moving picket line , the first time it had ever been used . Authori- ties turned fire hoses on the picketers in the dead of winter . And when the workers began ...
... police union , which had been snubbed by Paquette during labor negotiations . Sanders won at last ... by 12 votes . Once he was in office , the Burl- ington city council worked to under- mine Sanders , and would schedule official ...
... police did little to stop (and in some cases encouraged) the attackers. But the abuse they suffered, when reported, drew national attention and supporters to their cause. Paul demanded that the NAWSA continue its activist posture, and ...
... police to announce that they'd arrest the march- ers for vagrancy if they ever reached town . Despite Cleveland's efforts , pub- lic opinion rested with the “ mob . ” Police cited the 1882 Act to Regulate the Grounds of the Capitol when ...
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