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Bibliography

Tarrow, S. (2011). Power in Movement: Social Movements and Contentious Politics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

This book includes case studies on how marginalized groups use strategies like speaking truth to power to challenge oppressive regimes.

Sharp, G. (1973). The Politics of Nonviolent Action. Boston: Porter Sargent.

Gene Sharp's seminal work discusses various forms of non-violent action, including speaking truth to power, providing a theoretical foundation for understanding its effectiveness.

Smith, A. D. (2003). Speak Truth to Power: A Quaker Search for an Alternative to Violence. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

This book delves into the origins of the phrase "Speak Truth to Power," exploring its roots in Quaker philosophy and its application as an alternative to violence.

Mansbridge, J. (1986). Why We Lost the ERA. University of Chicago Press.

Examines the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) movement and includes discussion on how activists spoke truth to power during the campaign.

Spivak, G. C. (1988). "Can the Subaltern Speak?" Marxism and the Interpretation of Culture, 271-313.

A critical examination of how marginalized voices are often silenced and the difficulties in speaking truth to power within hegemonic systems.

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Luke, Learie. 2007. Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980 Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press.
- This is a book published by a university press, so it should be a reliable source. It also covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source for a specific fact. Since it only dedicates a few sentences to the topic, it can't be used to establish notability.

References

Outline of proposed changes

To integrate Power in Movement: Social Movements and Contentious Politics by Sidney Tarrow (2011) into this article on "Speaking Truth to Power," I would like to focus on the various case studies provided within Tarrow's book. One specifically I would like to integrate is the case study on U.S. Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. This case study talked about how African Americans, led by figures like Martin Luther King Jr., used nonviolent civil disobedience to speak truth to power. The strategy of speaking directly against systemic racism and segregation challenged the political and social structures of the time.
In The Politics of Nonviolent Action (1973) by Gene Sharp, I want to use his three main ideas about how nonviolent action works: conversion, accommodation, and coercion. Conversion explains how speaking truth can change the minds of those in power by revealing injustices. I’ll use this to show how marginalized groups can influence public opinion or decision-makers. Accommodation is when those in power realize that continuing to repress people is too costly, so they make concessions without fully agreeing with the protesters. Finally, coercion shows that, even though it's nonviolent, persistent truth-telling can put so much pressure on those in power that they are forced to change their actions.
The phrase "Speak Truth to Power" comes from the Quaker community, a religious group known for their strong belief in peace and nonviolent action. In the book Speak Truth to Power: A Quaker Search for an Alternative to Violence*, Smith explains how the Quakers used this idea to push for social change without using violence. For them, speaking truth to power wasn’t just a tactic, it was a moral responsibility, deeply tied to their commitment to justice and nonviolence. The Quaker approach shows how speaking truth can allow marginalized groups to fight injustice peacefully. I would like to incorporate the Quaker philosophy into this article to give another take on the importance on nonviolent action.
To revise the article on "Speaking Truth to Power" using Why We Lost the ERA by Jane Mansbridge (1986), I will include key insights from her analysis of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) campaign, focusing on how activists used truth-telling as a strategy to fight for gender equality. Mansbridge's book provides a thorough look at the ERA movement, highlighting the challenges activists faced in getting the amendment passed and how they used truth-telling to expose the unfair treatment of women. By speaking out and making these issues visible, ERA activists aimed to shift public opinion and push lawmakers to take action. Mansbridge also shows how, despite their efforts, speaking truth to power didn’t always work due to strong opposition and deeply ingrained social norms. This example will help illustrate both the power and limitations of using truth-telling as a tool for social change.
To incorporate Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak's "Can the Subaltern Speak?" (1988) into this article on Speaking Truth to Power, I will focus on how Spivak explains that marginalized voices are often silenced and face difficulties when trying to speak truth to power in dominant systems. Spivak’s work highlights the challenges and limits of truth-telling when marginalized groups don’t have the power or platform to be heard. She argues that even when marginalized groups speak, they are often not truly listened to or understood in ways that challenge the existing power structures. This means that speaking truth to power isn’t always simple or effective, especially in systems designed to suppress those voices.

Now that you have compiled a bibliography, it's time to plan out how you'll improve your assigned article.

In this section, write up a concise outline of how the sources you've identified will add relevant information to your chosen article. Be sure to discuss what content gap your additions tackle and how these additions will improve the article's quality.

Consider other changes you'll make to the article, including possible deletions of irrelevant, outdated, or incorrect information, restructuring of the article to improve its readability or any other change you plan on making. This is your chance to really think about how your proposed additions will improve your chosen article and to vet your sources even further.

Note: This is not a draft. This is an outline/plan where you can think about how the sources you've identified will fill in a content gap.

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