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Strong voices, fifteen American speeches worth knowing, introductions by Tonya Bolden ; foreword by Cokie Roberts ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez

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Strong voices, fifteen American speeches worth knowing, introductions by Tonya Bolden ; foreword by Cokie Roberts ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-125)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Strong voices

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1099194534

Responsibility statement

introductions by Tonya Bolden ; foreword by Cokie Roberts ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez

Sub title

fifteen American speeches worth knowing

Summary

A collection of speeches that showcases the voices of those at the reins of power and of those who are not. Read the original words, sometimes abridged and sometimes in their entirety, that have shaped our cultural fabric. Introductions provide historical context and critical insights into the meaning and impact of every speech. For each speech, writer and history lover Tonya Bolden provides an introduction-- telling us what was going on at the time, who the person was, and what it all meant. And along the way, Bolden provides many fascinating insights. Understanding what a speech meant at the time can help us unlock what it means for us todayA collection of unabridged and abridged speeches by people who have shaped America's cultural fabric. Introductions provide historical context and critical insights into what was going on at the time, who the person was, and what it all meant. Includes timeline

Table Of Contents

Patrick Henry: "Give me liberty or give me death!" -- George Washington: Farewell Address -- Red Jacket: "We never quarrel about religion" -- Frederick Douglass: "What to the slave is the Fourth of July?" -- Sojourner Truth: "I am a woman's rights" -- Abraham Lincoln: Gettysburg Address -- Theodore Roosevelt: "Citizenship in a republic" -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" -- Lou Gehrig: "Farewell to baseball" -- Langston Hughes: "On the blacklist all our lives" -- John Fitzgerald Kennedy: "We choose to go to the moon" -- Martin Luther King Jr.: "I have a dream" -- Fannie Lou Hamer: " I question America" -- Cesar Chavez: Address to the Commonwealth Club of California, 1984 -- Hillary Rodham Clinton: "Women's rights are human rights" -- Notes -- Timeline

Target audience

juvenile

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