Gottheimer, Josh, ed. Ripples of hope; great American Civil Rights speeches.GOTTHEIMER, Josh, ed. Ripples of hope; great American Civil Rights speeches. Perseus, Basic Books. 514p. illus. index. c2003. 0-465-02753-9. $18.00. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association. * Ripples of Hope contains 98 speeches in four historical groupings: Early America. Early Dissent 1787-1865; Measured Gains: Two Steps Forward, One Step Backward 1866-1949; The Civil Rights Era: Lift Every Voice 1950-1969; and The Current Struggle: Slow But Steady Progress 1970-1998. Speakers include Elizabeth Cady Stanton, John Quincy Adams, Sojourner Truth, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Susan B. Anthony, W.E.B. Du Bois, Woodrow Wilson, Harry S. Truman For other persons named Harry Truman, see Harry Truman (disambiguation). Harry S. Truman (May 8 1884 – December 26 1972) was the thirty-third President of the United States (1945–1953); as vice president, he succeeded to the office upon the death of Franklin D. , Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King, Jr., Barbara Jordan, Cesar Chavez, Malcolm X, Harvey Milk, Anita Hill, Sister Souljah, Betty Friedan, Colin Powell, Jesse Jackson, Louis Farrakhan, Barney Frank, Kweisi Mfume, and Hillary Rodham Rodham is an English surname which may refer to a number of persons or places. People Family of Hillary Rodham Clinton
Accompanying the speeches are a foreword by William Jefferson Clinton, a lengthy introduction by the editor, Josh Gottheimer (a Clinton speech writer), an afterword by Mary Frances Berry Mary Frances Berry is the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania and the former chairwoman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. She is also the former board chair of Pacifica Radio. (chairperson of the United States Commission on Civil Rights The Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) is an independent agency of the United States government. The Commission on Civil Rights is composed of eight Commissioners, who provide direct leadership to the organization, the Staff Director, and a professional career staff. ), and a thorough index. The speeches cover the civil rights movements of African Americans, Asian Americans, gays, Hispanic Americans, and women. A must for library shelves. Janet Julian, Graftton, MA |
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