History teaches us to resist : how progressive movements have succeeded in challenging times

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

Author/creator	Berry, Mary Frances author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2018]
Copyright Notice	©2018
Description	222 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Protest movements--United States --History. Government, Resistance to--United States --History. Political participation--United States --History. Protest movements--United States --History. Government, Resistance to--United States --History. Political participation--United States --History. United States--Politics and government.

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.
Abstract	"Historian and civil rights activist proves how progressive movements can flourish even in conservative times."--Amazon summary.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-207) and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Berry, Mary Frances. History teaches us to resist. Boston : Beacon Press, [2018] 9780807005705
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2017030034
ISBN	9780807005460 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
ISBN	0807005460 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HN57 .B465 2018	✔ Available	Place Hold