I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. (Read the full text below.) April 16, 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement … Continue reading
“Slavery is such an atrocious debasement of human nature, that its very extirpation, if not performed with solicitous care, may sometimes open a source of serious evils…” “Accustomed to move like a mere machine, by the will of a master, reflection is suspended; he has not the power of … Continue reading
Doctor Tom Shires, Chief of Surgery where Lee Harvey Oswald was taken after he was shot, pronounces him dead as well as explains what the doctors did to try and save him and what caused his fatality.
Senator Barry Goldwater explains why he decided to vote against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, claiming that he took an oath to do what he felt was best.
Walter Cronkite talks about what it was like to have the honor of reporting on the first ever moon landing, explaining how speechless he found himself. Cronkite discusses how many hours he was on television as well as the importance of the event to mankind.
Asha Ransby-Sporn describes the issues she believes the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) needs to address in order to fix the structural violence thats occurring in the African American communities.
A letter from Benjamin Franklin to Peter Collinson describing his legendary experiment with electricity using a kite and a key: Philadelphia, Oct. 19. 1752. As frequent mention is made in the newspapers from Europe, of the success of the Philadelphia experiment for drawing the electric fire from clouds by means of pointed rods … Continue reading
Two members of the notorious gangs “The Bloods” and “The Crips” are interviewed in South Central Los Angeles during the Los Angeles Riots as they explain why the kids of today are likely to be exposed to gang violence as well as why the looting and burning during the riots … Continue reading
Lawyers and witnesses present during the timing of the 1992 L.A. Riots occurring after the acquittal of the police officers that beat Rodney King explain why the Korean population and businesses suffered from the riots.
A senior at Virginia Tech recalls the experience he went through during the April 16, 2007 Virginia Tech Shootings. The student explains how he and his fellow classmates survived by thinking quick on their feet and barricading the door closed so the gunman could not enter.
