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Democracy in the Making: The Open Forum Lecture Movement

Democracy in the Making: The Open Forum Lecture Movement

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20th Century United States HistoryBlack American StudiesGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 0761865535
ISBN13: 9780761865537
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: Apr 1 2015
Pages: 190
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

In 1908, a remarkable direction in community learning began in Boston and spread across the country, becoming the Open Forum lecture movement. These locally planned, trans-denominational lectures, followed by periods for questions, were characterized as the striking of mind upon mind.
This study recovers the movement and shows what can be applied to our time. George W. Coleman brought a deep commitment to free speech in developing the Forum and Mary Caroline Crawford was essential in implementing it.

Understanding this initiative broadens our awareness of personal and community courage and democratic planning. We can regain this informed, reflective, respectful approach, and achieve an America to be--a democracy in the making.

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