March 7, 1965. The first attempt at the Selma to Montgomery March. 55 years ago- and despite the Voting Rights Act that was one of the primary results of this march- we still live in a country that suppresses the votes of minorities and the poor.
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Still?
I have always been a fan of Will and Ariel Durant. I read what was then the 9 volume set before I graduated from junior high. (I finished the other two, newer, tomes comprising their entire History of Civilization when they were published in 1975.) These eminently readable books helped me learn history- more than I learned in school or from other books.