The 100 greatest Americans of the 20th century
Subtitle: a social justice hall of fame
By: Peter Dreier
Publisher: Nation Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9781568586816; 9781568586946
Subjects: Social reformers; Social conditions; Political activists; Biography; Social justice; Social change; History
Other titles: One hundred greatest Americans of the twentieth century
Description: A hundred years ago, any soapbox orator who called for women's suffrage, laws protecting the environment, an end to lynching, or a federal minimum wage was considered a utopian dreamer or a dangerous socialist. Now we take these ideas for granted because the radical ideas of one generation are often the common sense of the next. We all stand on the shoulders of earlier generations of radicals and reformers who challenged the status quo of their day.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.