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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... ruled they could go public with their lawsuit. But the Justice Department appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court and the gag order stood. While the high court sat on the appeal, the Bush administration lob- bied for reauthorization of the ...
... ruled that the group were free men, not property, and that they could return to Africa. But the case was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. They were defended by former president John Quincy Adams, who secured their release on March 9 ...
... ruled those decisions on May 11, 1964. Writing for the 7–2 majority, Justice William O. Douglas wrote, “Would we allow the police to search the sacred precincts of marital bedrooms for telltale signs of the use of contraceptives? The ...
... ruled in Goodridge v. Department of Health that gay and lesbian couples should be offered the same marriage rights as hetero- sexual couples. The court ordered Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity. —Horace Mann ...
... ruled in Griswold v . Connecticut that mar- ried couples had the right to purchase and use birth control ( see page ... ruling . Unlike Gris- wold , which was decided on privacy grounds , Eisenstadt was resolved using the Equal ...
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