Struggle And Resistance
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While both of Oden’s anthologies focus on the challenges which the underrepresented have faced in their continuous battle for political, racial, and economic equality, I have chosen to analyze the editor’s introduction in the “Rivers of Struggle and Resistance.” In this introduction, many reputable historical figures’ excerpts were included. For example, Howard Zinn’s seminal book, The
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