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From Many, One: Readings in American Political and Social Thought »

Authors: Richard C. Sinopoli
ISBN-13: 9780878406265, ISBN-10: 0878406263
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Date Published: February 1997
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Richard C. Sinopoli

Book Synopsis

Unique among readers in American political and social thought, From Many, One is a broad and balanced anthology that explores the problem of diversity and American political identity throughout American history. From the classic texts of the American political tradition to diverse minority writings, this book offers a wide spectrum of ideas about identity, gender, immigration, race, and religion, and it addresses how these issues relate to the concept of national unity.

	Acknowledgments	ix
	Introductory Essay: From Many, One	1
Part I	American Unity and Diversity: Political Principles and National Identity	21
	Editor's Introduction to Part I	23
	The Declaration of Independence: The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America In Congress, July 4, 1776	27
	The Anti-Federalists: Brutus and Cato	32
	The Federalist Papers (1787)	45
	"Farewell Address" (1796)	60
	"Sleep Not Longer, O Choctaws and Chickasaws"	68
	"Father, Listen! The Americans Have Not Yet Defeated Us By Land"	71
	"A Disquisition on Government" (1853)	73
	"The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions" Address Before the Springfield Young Men's Lyceum, January 27, 1838	77
	"Gettysburg Address" (1863)	85
	"The Significance of the Frontier in American History" (1893)	86
	"The Uniformity of American Life" from The American Commonwealth (1908)	92
	Suggestions for Further Reading	97
Part II	Gender and Politics: Citizenship, Equality, and Difference	99
	Editor's Introduction to Part II	101
	Letters of Abigail and John Adams (1776)	105
	"The Sentiments of an American Woman" (1780)	109
	"On the Equality of the Sexes" (1790)	112
	(Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions) Seneca Falls (1848)	118
	"A'n't I A Woman?" (1851)	123
	"Constitutional Argument" (1872)	126
	"Address to the Founding Convention of the The National American Woman Suffrage Association" (1890)	137
	"Woman Suffrage" (1917)	141
	The National Organization for Women, "Statement of Purpose" (1966)	150
	"Feminism: A Movement to End Sexist Oppression" (1984)	156
	"The Sexual Politics of the First Amendment" (1986)	164
	Suggestions for Further Reading	172
Part III	Immigration and National Identity: From the Melting Pot to Multiculturalism	173
	Editor's Introduction to Part III	175
	"Letters From an American Farmer," (1782)	181
	"Report on the Resolutions...Concerning the Alien and Sedition Acts" (1799)	185
	"America for Americans" and "The Silent Scourge" (1855)	191
	"True Americanism" (1897)	196
	"Democracy Versus the Melting-Pot: A Study of American Nationality" (1915)	200
	"Nationalizing Education," Address to the National Education Association (1916)	208
	Korematsu v. United States, 323 U.S. 214 (1944)	215
	Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 (1982)	222
	"Multiculturalism and Individualism" (1994)	232
	Suggestions for Further Reading	240
Part IV	Race and Politics: Two Americas or One?	241
	Editor's Introduction to Part IV	243
	"An Address to the Inhabitants of the British Settlements in America Upon Slave-Keeping" (1773)	247
	"Slavery in Massachusetts" (1854)	255
	"Cannibals All! Or, Slaves Without Masters" (1857)	262
	"Second Inaugural Address" (1865)	267
	"Oration in Memory of Abraham Lincoln" (1876)	269
	"The Conservation of Races" (1897)	278
	"On Being Ashamed of Oneself" (1933)	283
	"Democracy and Education" (1896)	288
	"The Negro and his Weakness" (1935)	294
	"Be King of Circumstances" (1935)	297
	Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)	299
	"I Have A Dream" (1963)	304
	"The Ballot or the Bullet" (1964)	309
	Suggestions for Further Reading	319
Part V	Religion and Politics: Pluralism and Common Bonds	321
	Editor's Introduction to Part V	323
	"The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for the Cause of Conscience" (1644)	329
	"A Little Speech on Liberty" (1645)	332
	"Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments" (1785)	335
	"Brother, The Great Spirit Has Made Us All" (1792)	341
	"Letter to the Danbury Baptists" (1802)	344
	"An Election Sermon: Religion the Only Sure Basis of Free Government" (1804)	346
	"Indirect Influence of Religious Opinions Upon Political Society in the United States" (1835)	353
	"The Great Revelation"	358
	"Christian Science"	358
	Walker v. The Superior Court of Sacramento	358
	"Remarks on Church and State" (1960)	366
	Lemon v Kurtzman et al., 403 U.S. 602 (1971)	370
	"An Agenda for the New Congress: Speech to the Economic Club of Detroit" (1995)	379
	Suggestions for Further Reading	386
	Concluding Essay: Pluralism and Identity Politics Today: Three Case Studies	387
Appendix	The Constitution of the United States of America	421