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Dissent - The History of an American Idea (Paperback)
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Your Civil Disobedience Reading List Examines the key role dissent
has played in shaping the United States, emphasizing the way
Americans responded to injustices Dissent: The History of an
American Idea examines the key role dissent has played in shaping
the United States. It focuses on those who, from colonial days to
the present, dissented against the ruling paradigm of their time:
from the Puritan Anne Hutchinson and Native American chief Powhatan
in the seventeenth century, to the Occupy and Tea Party movements
in the twenty-first century. The emphasis is on the way Americans,
celebrated figures and anonymous ordinary citizens, responded to
what they saw as the injustices that prevented them from fully
experiencing their vision of America. At its founding the United
States committed itself to lofty ideals. When the promise of those
ideals was not fully realized by all Americans, many protested and
demanded that the United States live up to its promise. Women
fought for equal rights; abolitionists sought to destroy slavery;
workers organized unions; Indians resisted white encroachment on
their land; radicals angrily demanded an end to the dominance of
the moneyed interests; civil rights protestors marched to end
segregation; antiwar activists took to the streets to protest the
nation's wars; and reactionaries, conservatives, and
traditionalists in each decade struggled to turn back the clock to
a simpler, more secure time. Some dissenters are celebrated heroes
of American history, while others are ordinary people: frequently
overlooked, but whose stories show that change is often
accomplished through grassroots activism. The United States is a
nation founded on the promise and power of dissent. In this
stunningly comprehensive volume, Ralph Young shows us its history.
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