Ripples Of Hope: Great American Civil Rights Speeches

Gottheimer, Joshua

ISBN 10: 0465027520 / ISBN 13: 9780465027521

Published by Civitas Books, New York, 2003

About this Item

A real nice clean 544 page first edition hardcover with 1 low in number line. Has a very nice dust jacket and remainder mark. Brings together the most influential and important civil rights speeches from the entire range of American history-from the colonial period to the present. Gathered from the great speeches of the civil rights movement of African Americans, Asian Americans, gays, Hispanic Americans, and women. The stirring speeches that make up this volume provide an important perspective on our nation's development, and will inform the future debate on civil rights. Size: 9 1/4 h x 6 1/4w.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ripples Of Hope: Great American Civil Rights Speeches
• Publisher: Civitas Books, New York
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0465027520
• ISBN 13: 9780465027521
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

Ripples of Hope brings together the most influential and important civil rights speeches from the entire range of American history-from the colonial period to the present. Gathered from the great speeches of the civil rights movement of African Americans, Asian Americans, gays, Hispanic Americans, and women, Ripples of Hope includes voices as diverse as Sister Souljah, Spark Matsui, and Harvey Milk, which, taken as a whole, constitute a unique chronicle of the modern civil rights movement.Featuring a foreword by President Bill Clinton and an afterword by Mary Frances Berry, this collection represents not just a historical first but also an indispensable resource for readers searching for an alternative history of American rhetoric. Edited and with an introduction by former Clinton speechwriter Josh Gottheimer, the stirring speeches that make up this volume provide an important perspective on our nation's development, and will inform the future debate on civil rights.

About the Author

Joshua Gottheimer is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and a student at Harvard Law School. A former Sir John and Lady Thouron Fellow at Pembroke College, Oxford, he is now a candidate for a doctor of philosophy in modern history there. From 1998 to 2001 he was the special assistant, speechwriter, and staff director to former president Bill Clinton. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.