History teaches us to resist
Subtitle: how progressive movements have succeeded in challenging times
By: Mary Frances Berry
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780807005460
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Politics and government; Protest movements; History; Political participation; Resistance to Government
Description: "Historian and civil rights activist proves how progressive movements can flourish even in conservative times." -- From Amazon summary.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-207) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: history lessons; title: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the March on Washington movement; title: The movement against the Vietnam War; title: Winning while losing: fighting the Reagan administration; title: The Free South Africa movement; title: A "kinder and gentler" presidency: George Herbert Walker Bush; title: The adaptable president: William Jefferson Clinton; title: Unnatural disasters: the presidency of George W. Bush; title: Conclusion: lessons learned.