Bibliograph

History teaches us to resist, how progressive movements have succeeded in challenging times, Mary Frances Berry

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History teaches us to resist, how progressive movements have succeeded in challenging times, Mary Frances Berry

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-207) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

History teaches us to resist

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

987996199

Responsibility statement

Mary Frances Berry

Sub title

how progressive movements have succeeded in challenging times

Summary

"Historian and civil rights activist proves how progressive movements can flourish even in conservative times."--Amazon summary

Table Of Contents

Introduction : history lessons -- Franklin D. Roosevelt and the March on Washington movement -- The movement against the Vietnam War -- Winning while losing : fighting the Reagan administration -- The Free South Africa movement -- A "kinder and gentler" presidency : George Herbert Walker Bush -- The adaptable president : William Jefferson Clinton -- Unnatural disasters : the presidency of George W. Bush -- Conclusion : lessons learned

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