The Cycles of Politics: Power of the People

The Cycles of Politics: Power of the People

To paraphrase the words of Benjamin Franklin: “We have a Democracy… if we can keep it!” In November 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States of America. Subsequently, a large segment of the population—mostly concentrated in the thirteen...
The place was Montgomery Alabama, U.S.A.

The place was Montgomery Alabama, U.S.A.

The year, 1955. Rosa Louise Parks, a black woman…, an African-American woman of color, boarded one of the Montgomery City Bus Lines’ buses. After paying her fare, Rosa Parks took a seat in the rear of the bus… in the designated “colored” section of the bus. When all...