Overview
Published to coincide with the ACLUās centennial, a major new book by the nationally celebrated journalist and bestselling author
For a century, the American Civil Liberties Union has fought to keep Americans in touch with the founding values of the Constitution. As its centennial approached, the organization invited Ellis Cose to become its first ever writer-in-residence, with complete editorial independence.
The result is Coseās groundbreaking Democracy, If We Can Keep It: The ACLUās 100-Year Fight for Rights in America, the most authoritative account ever of Americaās premier defender of civil liberties. A vivid work of history and journalism, Democracy, If We Can Keep It is not just the definitive story of the ACLU but also an essential account of Americaās rediscovery of rights it had granted but long denied. Coseās narrative begins with World War I and brings us to today, chronicling the ACLUās role through the horrors of 9/11, the saga of Edward Snowden, and the phenomenon of Donald Trump.
A chronicle of Americaās most difficult ethical quandaries from the Red Scare, the Scottsboro Boysā trials, Japanese American internment, McCarthyism, and Vietnam, Democracy, If We Can Keep It weaves these accounts into a deeper story of American freedomāone that is profoundly relevant to our present moment.
This book title, Democracy, If We Can Keep It (The ACLU's 100-Year Fight for Rights in America), ISBN: 9781620973837, by Ellis Cose, published by The New Press (July 7, 2020) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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