Pre-Owned History Teaches Us to Resist: How Progressive Movements Have Succeeded in Challenging Times (Hardcover) 0807005460 9780807005460

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, which begins with Franklin D. Roosevelt, historian Mary Frances Berry shows that resistance to presidential administrations, even ones considered progressive, has led to positive change and the defeat of outrageous proposals. Her own experiences from six decades of activism in various movements, as well as an insider's knowledge of government as a result of serving in five presidential administrations, makes Berry the right voice for these unprecedented times. History Teaches Us to Resist attests to the power of resistance, teaches that protest is an essential ingredient of policies, and reminds us that progressive movements can and will flourish, even in perilous times. Book jacket.