equality
Spielberg’s “Lincoln” is for the ages
November 19, 2012I doubted Spielberg's ability to pull off the dynamics and nuances of our 16th president and the times he lived in, yet, he did. "Lincoln" is his masterpiece
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Today in labor history: NAACP appeals to UN on denial of voting rights
October 23, 2012On this day in 1947 the NAACP at the initiative of W.E.B. Du Bois presented an "Appeal to the World" to the United Nations, charging systematic discrimination against African Americans. The Appeal noted that "three-fourths of...
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Today in labor history: African American poet Phillis Wheatley freed from slavery
October 18, 2012On October 18, 1775, Phillis Wheatley - the first African-American poet and the first to publish a book - was freed from slavery. She was sold into slavery during childhood and transported from West Africa to...
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NAACP continues campaign to restore ex-felons’ voting rights
October 16, 2012Voting: it's one of the fundamental rights of a citizen in a democracy, and yet millions of Americans who are ex-felons are denied it, even after they have paid their debt to society.
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Today in labor history: John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry
October 16, 2012Brown, a minister and fierce opponent of slavery, sought to obtain weapons from the arsenal to defeat the slaveocracy in the South. John Brown and his men were captured and executed.
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