The Ethnic Moment: The Search for Equality in the American Experience: The Search for Equality in the American Experience

by Philip L. Fetzer

Overview

This anthology focuses on the experiences of Americans whose lives have been strongly affected by the pursuit of equality in areas such as politcs, law, education and government. Each of the autobiographical essays gives voice to the writer's first personal experience of inequality.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781315479590
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/16/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Philip L. Fetzer

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Thinking about Equality, Philip L. Fetzer; Part 1 Moments; Chapter 2 A Season for Justice, Morris Dees; Chapter 3 The Way We Were—1949, Betty Friedan; Chapter 4 Going South, Howard Zinn; Chapter 5 A Participant’s Commentary—The Voting Rights Act of 1965, Julian Bond; Chapter 6 Growing Up with Gender Discrimination in Sport, Donna A. Lopiano; Chapter 7 Equality Requires a Fight for Recognition and Meaning, Michael Lerner; Chapter 8 Another “Theme for English B”, Gayle Pemberton; Part 2 From the Beginning; Chapter 9 From Participation to Equality, Henry Gonzalez; Chapter 10 La Famiglia, La Famiglia, Michael Parenti; Chapter 11 Grampa’s Indian Blood, Joseph Bruchac; Chapter 12 Prejudice Is a Curable Disease, William Winter; Chapter 13 A Dream Deferred, Alice Brooks;