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

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First editionDescription: 125 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780062572042
  • 0062572040
Other title:
  • Fifteen American speeches worth knowing
  • 15 American speeches worth knowing
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Contents:
"Give me liberty or give me death!" / Patrick Henry -- Farewell address / George Washington -- "We never quarrel about religion" / Red Jacket -- "What to the slave is the Fourth of July?" / Frederick Douglass -- "I am a woman's rights" / Sojourner Truth -- Gettysburg address / Abraham Lincoln -- "Citizenship in a Republic" / Theodore Roosevelt -- "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" / Franklin Delano Roosevelt -- "Farewell to baseball" / Lou Gehrig -- "On the blacklist all our lives" / Langston Hughes -- "We choose to go to the moon" / John Fitzgerald Kennedy -- "I have a dream" / Martin Luther King Jr. --" I question America" / Fannie Lou Hamer -- Address to the Commonwealth Club of California, 1984 / Cesar Chavez -- "Women's rights are human rights" / Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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 today.
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Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing is a collection of significant speeches, made both by those who held the reins of power and those who didn't, at significant times in American history. Read the original words--sometimes abridged and sometimes in their entirety--that have shaped our cultural fabric. A Chicago Public Library Best Book!

"A wide-ranging collection of speeches and a worthwhile resource for students of American history." --Booklist

"A golden celebration of the multicultural voices who demand the U.S.--and the world--do better." --Kirkus

"An important addition to American history collections." --School Library Journal

Introductions by acclaimed writer Tonya Bolden provide historical context and critical insights to the meaning and impact of every speech. Illustrations by award-winning artist Eric Velasquez illuminate what it was really like at each moment in history. This collection includes the following:

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"

Strong Voices includes a foreword by #1 New York Times bestselling author and celebrated journalist Cokie Roberts, as well as a timeline in the back of the book, along with letters to the reader from Tonya Bolden and Eric Velasquez.

Strong Voices is a tremendous introduction to the extraordinary words spoken in history.

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 today.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-125) and timeline.

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

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