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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... vote under the constitution , the final three words she ever uttered in public were " Failure is impossible . " Anthony had faith that others would pick up the mantle and move forward , and they did . When I think about Anthony's ...
... voting Crandall a $ 400 pension . She died on January 28 , 1890 , and was buried in the Elk Falls Cemetery . Today her former Con- necticut school is a museum . LEARN MORE www.chc.state.ct.us/crandall%20museum.htm The Forbidden ...
... voted to purchase a stretch of land that was being used by local tanneries and a soap factory as a dumping ground . The land was cleaned up and opened to the general public . Three days before Bushnell's death , on Valentine's Day 1876 ...
... vote to have a war or not ? If you aren't please tell me how you are going to help to not have a war . -Samantha Reed Smith , in her letter to Yuri Andropov LEARN MORE Journey to the Soviet Union by Samantha Smith ( Little , Brown and ...
... votes for Richard Nixon; citizens later plastered “Don't Blame Me—I'm from Massachusetts!” bumper stickers on their cars. And in 2003 the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in Goodridge v. Department of Health that gay and ...
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