Say It Plain: A Century of Great African American Speeches

By: Booker T. Washington and Jesse Jackson and Clarence Thomas and John Hope Franklin and Julian Bond and Martin Luther King Jr. and Lani Guinier and Howard Thurman and Randall Robinson and Stokely Carmichael and Fannie Lou Hamer and Joseph Lowery and Dick Gregory and Marcus Garvey and Walter White and Barbara Jordan and Shirley Chisholm and Thurgood Marshall and Mary McLeod Bethune and Charles Hamilton Houston and Benjamin L. Hooks and Louis Farrakhan and Johnetta B. Cole

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Synopsis: A moving portrait of how black Americans have spoken out against injustice—with speeches by Thurgood Marshall, Shirley Chisholm, Jesse Jackson, and more. In &“full-throated public oratory, the kind that can stir the soul&”, this unique anthology collects the transcribed speeches of the twentieth century&’s leading African American cultural, literary, and political figures, many never before available in printed form (Minneapolis Star-Tribune). From an 1895 speech by Booker T. Washington to Julian Bond&’s sharp assessment of school segregation on the fiftieth anniversary of Brown v. Board in 2004, the collection captures a powerful tradition of oratory—by political activists, civil rights organizers, celebrities, and religious leaders—going back more than a century. Including the text of each speech with an introduction placing it in historical context, Say It Plain is a remarkable record—from the back-to-Africa movement to the civil rights era and the rise of black nationalism and beyond—conveying a struggle for freedom and a challenge to America to live up to its democratic principles. Includes speeches by: Mary McLeod BethuneJulian BondStokely CarmichaelShirley ChisholmLouis FarrakhanMarcus GarveyJesse JacksonMartin Luther King Jr.Thurgood MarshallBooker T. WashingtonWalter White

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 435 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781595587435
Related ISBNs:: 9781565849242
Publisher:: The New Press
Date of Addition:: 07/03/24
Copyrighted By:: Catherine Ellis and Stephen Drury Smith
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Language Arts, Communication
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Catherine Ellis
Edited by:: Stephen Drury Smith