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History Teaches Us to Resist

How Progressive Movements Have Succeeded in Challenging Times

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History Teaches Us to Resist

De : Mary Frances Berry
Lu par : Janina Edwards
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 Historian and civil rights activist proves how progressive movements can flourish even in conservative times.

Despair and mourning after the election of an antagonistic or polarizing president, such as Donald Trump, is part of the push-pull of American politics. But in this incisive book, historian Mary Frances Berry shows that resistance to presidential administrations has led to positive change and the defeat of outrageous proposals, even in challenging times. Noting that all presidents, including ones considered progressive, sometimes require massive organization to affect policy decisions, Berry cites Indigenous peoples’ protests against the Dakota pipeline during Barack Obama’s administration as a modern example of successful resistance built on earlier actions.

Beginning with Franklin D. Roosevelt, Berry discusses that president’s refusal to prevent race discrimination in the defense industry during World War II and the subsequent March on Washington movement. She analyzes Lyndon Johnson, the war in Vietnam, and the antiwar movement and then examines Ronald Reagan’s two terms, which offer stories of opposition to reactionary policies, such as ignoring the AIDS crisis and retreating on racial progress, to show how resistance can succeed.

The prochoice protests during the George H. W. Bush administration and the opposition to Bill Clinton’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, as well as his budget cuts and welfare reform, are also discussed, as are protests against the war in Iraq and the Patriot Act during George W. Bush’s presidency. Throughout these varied examples, Berry underscores that even when resistance doesn’t achieve all the goals of a particular movement, it often plants a seed that comes to fruition later.

Berry also shares experiences from her six decades as an activist in various movements, including protesting the Vietnam War and advocating for the Free South Africa and civil rights movements, which provides an additional layer of insight from someone who was there. And as a result of having served in five presidential administrations, Berry brings an insider’s knowledge of government.

History Teaches Us to Resist is an essential book for our times which attests to the power of resistance. It proves to us through myriad historical examples that protest is an essential ingredient of politics, and that progressive movements can and will flourish, even in perilous times. Amériques Liberté et sécurité Politique et gouvernement Sciences politiques Sciences sociales Élections et processus politique États-Unis
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    When the people demonstrate, politicians do everything they can to stifle, exterminate or oppress the demonstration. The elite, too, the protectors of the status quo, are the first to criticize the protesters. They cause discomfort. But there is no right that has been acquired without protests. No rights have been given to anyone. We are all born with our rights intact. They are taken from us by the vertical, structurally unjust and discriminatory society, which in order to keep a minority at the top, needs to keep others at the bottom, being trampled, beaten, humiliated, dehumanized or simply ignored by the system. And those people who are oppressed by society have to fight to regain the right that has been taken away from them. This fight goes through demonstrations and protests in a democratic, or at least so-called democratic, society. There is no right that the oppressor has simply decided to give back to the oppressed by his free and spontaneous will. From civil rights, to women's rights, the pro-choice movement, the AIDS crisis, the rights of the LGBTQ community, racism, discrimination, different wars without reason (Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan), etc. all of these topics were subject to protests. I don't think I even have words to explain how much I loved this book with all my heart. I wanted to spend an afternoon with Mary Frances Berry and just talk to this woman who was never silent in the face of injustice, and who always fought, even when she had to fight against presidents. The book is perfectly well written and very clever. This was one of the best readings of my life, and it not only taught me about history but also explained me about the protests and how to organize them so that they have the greatest chance of success. If you are comfortable with the status quo, if you are not outraged, you are not paying attention. It is our responsibility to continue fighting for a better society. It is an insult to those who came before us, who fought for us to have what we have, it is an insult for you to settle simply because today the system does not bother you, or worse, if it serves you, if it serves your goals while it oppress more and more people. History teaches us to resist. And if you are not resisting, you are doing it wrong. Thank you very much, Mary Frances Berry.

    History teaches us to resist...so, resist!

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