Dissent
Dissent

Author: Ralph Young

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2017-11-07

Total Pages: 622

ISBN-13: 1479819832

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Examines the key role dissent has played in shaping the United States, focusing on those who, from colonial times to the present, dissented against the ruling paradigm of their time, responding to what they saw as the injustices that prevented them from fully experiencing their vision of America. --Publisher's description.

Dissent in America: To 1877. Pre-revolutionary roots, 1607-1760. Revolution and the birth of a nation, 1760-1820. Questioning the nation, 1820-1860. War and Reconstruction, 1860-1877
Dissent in America: To 1877. Pre-revolutionary roots, 1607-1760. Revolution and the birth of a nation, 1760-1820. Questioning the nation, 1820-1860. War and Reconstruction, 1860-1877

Author: Ralph F. Young

Publisher: Longman Publishing Group

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13:

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This collection of primary sources presents the story of US History as told by dissenters who, throughout the course of American history, have fought to gain rights they believed were denied to them or others, or who disagree with the government or majority opinion. Each document is introduced by placing it in its historical context, and thought-provoking questions are provided to focus the student when s/he reads the text. Instructors are at liberty to choose the documents that best highlight a theme they wish to emphasize.