[Nfb-history] favorite convention banquet speeches

[Ringlein, Ellen]

Hi Chris,

Here are some of my favorite NFB Speeches: 
Blindness: Handicap or Characteristic? 
Blindness: A Left-Handed Dissertation 
The Nature of Independence
These are all Jernigan speeches.

Ellen

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-history-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-history-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chris Nusbaum
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 10:59 AM
To: NFB History Support List
Subject: Re: [Nfb-history] favorite convention banquet speeches

Hi Ryan,

Are these the "Is the Public Against Us," "Is Literature Against Us," and "Is History Against Us," trilogy? Here's another one that I learned a lot about historically: "The Lessons of History" 
given by Jernigan in 1980.  Let me rephrase my original question to get a little more out of this discussion.  :) Don't get me wrong, you're all giving me great information! But here's another
question: what are your favorite speeches from each President, tenBroek, Jernigan, and Maurer?

 Chris

"A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities motto)

The I C.A.N.  Foundation helps visually impaired youth in Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I can!" How? Click on this link to learn more and to contribute: 
www.icanfoundation.info or like us on Facebook at I C.A.N.  
Foundation.



 Sent from my BrailleNote

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan O" <ryano218 at comcast.net
To: "'NFB History Support List'" <nfb-history at nfbnet.org Date sent: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:01:18 -0600
Subject: Re: [Nfb-history] favorite convention banquet speeches

Chris, Mike is towing the party line, which isn't really wrong I guess.  Some have said that once you've heard a banquet speech, you've heard them all.
There's a kernel of truth in this idea.  Even Jernigan admitted that the banquet speeches were more or less similar in their content and purpose.
However, you can learn a lot about where we were historically by listening to each speech.  A good example of this is, "A Corner of Time," 
from 1981,
which high-lights our struggles with various individuals and organizations who opposed us.

Another departure from the standard formula came in a trilogy of speeches from the mid-1970's in which Jernigan chose a specific focus for his premise.  Those are some of my favorites.



RyanO



_______________________________________________
Nfb-history mailing list
Nfb-history at nfbnet.org
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-history_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nfb-history:
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-history_nfbnet.org/dotk
id.nusbaum%40gmail.com

_______________________________________________
Nfb-history mailing list
Nfb-history at nfbnet.org
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-history_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nfb-history:
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-history_nfbnet.org/eringlein%40nfb.org