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Protest Nation is a guide to the speeches, letters, broadsides, essays, and manifestos that form the backbone of the American radical tradition in the twentieth century. With examples from socialists, feminists, union organizers, civil-rights workers, gay and lesbian activists, and environmentalists that have served as beacons for millions, the volume also includes brief introductory essays by the editors that provide a rich biographical and historical context for each selection.
Included are:
• a fiery speech by socialist Eugene V. Debs
• an astonishing treatise on animal liberation by Peter Singer
• an excerpt from Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
• Harvey Milk's "The Hope Speech"
• the original Black Panther Party Platform
• Peter Singer's astonishing treatise on animal liberation
• plus writings from Upton Sinclair, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Betty Friedan, Malcolm X, César Chávez, and more.
Included are:
• a fiery speech by socialist Eugene V. Debs
• an astonishing treatise on animal liberation by Peter Singer
• an excerpt from Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
• Harvey Milk's "The Hope Speech"
• the original Black Panther Party Platform
• Peter Singer's astonishing treatise on animal liberation
• plus writings from Upton Sinclair, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Betty Friedan, Malcolm X, César Chávez, and more.