Voices That Could Not Be Silenced

von Adeline Kestrel

122 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Before the First Amendment protected them, these Americans risked everything to speak, print, and believe freely.Voices That Could Not Be Silenced traces more than two centuries of American history through the journalists, preachers, and reformers who defended freedom of conscience and freedom of the press long before the Constitution guaranteed either - from Mary Dyer, hanged on Boston Common for her Quaker faith, to Ida B. Wells, whose printing press was destroyed by a mob for her anti-lynching reporting. This carefully researched historical collection tells their stories with the depth and historical context they deserve.Written in a clear, engaging narrative style and grounded entirely in the documented historical record, this book connects individual acts of courage to the larger story of how America came to protect the rights readers exercise every day.What's inside:- Mary Dyer, Anne Hutchinson, and Roger Williams - persecuted for conscience in colonial Massachusetts- James Franklin and John Peter Zenger - the printers who challenged government censorship- Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" and the pamphlet that risked a treason charge- Elijah Lovejoy, killed defending his fourth printing press in 1837- William Lloyd Garrison, dragged through the streets of Boston by a mob- Frederick Douglass and the newspaper he built after escaping slavery- Ida B. Wells and her fearless investigation of lynching in America- How their sacrifice shaped the First Amendment we rely on todayPerfect for readers of American history, journalism students and educators, book clubs exploring the history of free expression, and history lovers looking for a meaningful gift for graduation, Constitution Day, or any occasion honoring the freedoms Americans hold dear.

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Amerikanische Geschichte
• ISBN: 9787037850433
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 22.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Adeline Kestrel