“Atrocities, including the lynching of more than five hundred Mississippi Negroes—more than any other state—were ennobled as righteous. Lynching went unpunished, murder was “self-defense,” and many towns announced their meanness in a road sign—“Nigger, Don’t Let the Sun Go Down… — Bruce Watson Copy Share Image
“A man must always live by his work, and his wages must at least be sufficient to maintain him. They must even upon most… — Bruce Watson Copy Share Image
“But there was a time when light waged a heroic battle with darkness. It was a time when night skies were not bleached by… — Bruce Watson Copy Share Image
“With the two sides entrenched, each began a campaign for public sympathy. The focus was wages. How much did Lawrence textile workers really earn?… — Bruce Watson Copy Share Image
“But the bullet that killed Herbert Lee set off a string of firecrackers that clustered in a single summer, a season so radically different,… — Bruce Watson Copy Share Image
“We have entered the Age of Light. The ages of steam and coal are long gone. With oil clinging to power, light is emerging… — Bruce Watson Copy Share Image
“You don’t represent the working men,” Haywood charged. “I do,” the congressman replied in a huff. “You are an employer, are you not?” “Yes.”… — Bruce Watson Copy Share Image
“Stephen Colbert still mourns. “Grief,” he said, “will always accept the invitation to appear. It’s got plenty of time for you.” — Bruce Watson Copy Share Image
“nothing trite in SNCC’s founding statement: “Through nonviolence, courage displaces fear; love transforms hate. Acceptance dissipates prejudice, hope ends despair. Peace dominates war, faith… — Bruce Watson Copy Share Image
“Atrocities, including the lynching of more than five hundred Mississippi Negroes—more than any other state—were ennobled as righteous. Lynching went unpunished, murder was “self-defense,”… — Bruce Watson Copy Share Image
“The volunteers merely dropped in for a summer, then went home to question America. Some would spearhead the events that defined the 1960s—the Berkeley… — Bruce Watson Copy Share Image
“Light takes darkness vanish and worlds reappear. Light opens each day with a blaring overture, then throws its wands to earth and casts diamonds… — Bruce Watson Copy Share Image
