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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... speech she inspired abolitionist Susan B. Anthony to join the cause for suffrage . On May 1 , 1855 , Stone married Henry Blackwell in her family's home in what turned out to be a groundbreaking ceremony . First , she kept her fam- ily ...
... speech. Due in no small part to Granny D.'s efforts, the McCain–Feingold bill was later passed and signed into law. In 2004 Granny D. ran for the U.S. Senate and, though she took no cor- porate contributions, received 34 percent of the ...
... speeches " as fast as he made them in Europe . " Though Congress had adjourned , Wilson ordered it back into special session , where the amendment passed in June and was sent to the states . The Nineteenth Amendment was finally adopted ...
... speech with demands to end the bloodshed ; delegates chanted " Four more years ! " to drown out the protesters , who somehow managed to pull on bright pink slips before being dragged out by security . Not only did it disrupt Bush's ...
... test the constitutionality of the law , ” and said he'd give a speech from the steps of the Capitol . On May 1 , more than 30,000 spectators turned out to watch the 900 Jacob Coxey , addressing his “ army , ” 1914 62 The Mid - Atlantic.
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