Publisher's Synopsis
For courses in Freshman Composition, Argumentative Writing, and American Studies.
This composition reader, organized chronologically, offers contributions on a myriad of racial and cultural struggles in past and present America. Its combination of primary, secondary, and literary sources encourages students to think critically about the issues that have shaped the world around them, which take root in the early history of the United States, and which continue to be important in society today. The text also offers students a glimpse into the power of language-written and spoken-in shaping ideas, attitudes, and politics when conflicts arise.
