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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 25
... suffrage ? Slavery ? Read and take heart — progressives will win in the end . They always do . Susan B. Anthony understood this , for though she would die 14 years before women were guaranteed the right to vote under the constitution ...
... Suffrage Asso- ciation . In 1831 the Beechers moved to Cincinnati , Ohio , where Harriet wit- nessed Kentucky slavery up close . Harriet married Calvin Stowe in 1836. The Stowes moved to Maine in 1850 . Uncle Tom's Cabin was Amer- ica's ...
... suffrage , pacifism , and civil disobedience . And he so angered Southern leaders that mere possession of a copy of the paper in most states was grounds for imprisonment . Garrison's stridency lost him many friends , even those who ...
... 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 name , a practice that was not unheard of 32 New England.
... Suffrage Association . Stone then founded the American Woman Suffrage Association in 1869. ( Alice Stone Blackwell would broker the reunification of the two groups in 1890 , forming the National American Woman Suffrage Association ...
Other editions - View all
Progressive Nation: A Travel Guide with 400+ Left Turns and Inspiring Landmarks Jerome Pohlen No preview available - 2008 |