{"product_id":"9781579125851","title":"Voices of Protest!: Documents of Courage and Dissent","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis eye-opening collection of documents ranging from the pre-Christian era to the present explores the undeniable power of social, political, and religious dissent throughout history and around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVoices of Protest is an inspiring and comprehensive look at the meaning of protest throughout history, in democratic and nondemocratic societies. It is also a rousing confirmation that individual and community action matters and has great influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollected here are more than 300 documents—essays, letters, newspaper articles, court decisions, song lyrics, poetry, cartoons, and more—that represent seven main categories of protest: Civil Rights; National Self- Determination; Economic Justice; Environmental Conservation; Religious Freedom and Morality; Peace and War; and International Political Freedoms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA small sampling of the entries includes Seneca Falls Declaration of Women's Rights; Fidel Castro's anti- American writings protesting cultural domination; John Muir's essay \"The American Forests\"; and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s letter from a Birmingham jail. The editors have framed the documents with concise original commentary that places each selection in a political, historical, and social context.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Dog \u0026 Leventhal Publishers, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040719913200,"sku":"9781579125851","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781579125851_p0.jpg?v=1763789814","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781579125851","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}