Democracy in the Making: The Open Forum Lecture Movement (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780761865537)

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.




Author: Arthur S. Meyers
ISBN-10: 0761865535
ISBN-13: 9780761865537
Publisher: University Press of America
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2015
Pages: 190
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d