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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... president John Quincy Adams, who secured their release on March 9, 1841. Justice Joseph Story ruled they had been “ille- gally kidnapped and had the right to self defense from their captors.” But how would they get back home? On March ...
... president of Gallaudet Col- lege ( later Gallaudet University ) in Washington , D.C. ( see page 64 ) . LEARN MORE www.asd-1817.org , ( 860 ) 570-2300 A Deaf Child Listened by Anne E. Neimark ( William Morrow , 1983 ) 6 New England.
... president's life and legacy . It begins with Kennedy's 1960 nomination to head the Democratic ticket and continues through his assassination in 1963. Along the way you'll see exhibits dedicated to the Kennedy - Nixon debates , his ...
... president, for knowingly launching a war based on lies, for illegal surveillance of the public by the National Security Agency, and for perjury and obstruction of justice in both matters. Thirty-five communities approved the resolution ...
... president while standing on a stage on Church Street in Burlington, just blocks from the park where he first got his feet wet. Howard Dean, 2007 LEARN MORE www.enjoyburlington.com/ Parks/BikePath1.cfm Winning Back America by Howard Dean ...
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