“Stephen Colbert still mourns. “Grief,” he said, “will always accept the invitation to appear. It’s got plenty of time for you.” — Bruce Watson Grief 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… — Bruce Watson Freedom 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… — Bruce Watson Family 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… — Bruce Watson Computers 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… — Bruce Watson Dark 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… — Bruce Watson Two sides 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… — Bruce Watson Working people 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… — Bruce Watson Astronomy 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… — Bruce Watson Courage 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… — Bruce Watson Jim crow 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… — Bruce Watson Free speech Copy Share Image
