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Juneteenth and the Fight for Justice in Selma and Beyond
Juneteenth is a reminder of why the march for liberty and justice is not over, but a moment to recommit to the work ahead. Bloody Sunday...
The Left Chapter
Jun 194 min read
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated April 4th, 1968
No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream....
Michael Laxer
Apr 4, 20242 min read
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom anniversary
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the historic US civil rights March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It drew at least 250,000...
Michael Laxer
Aug 28, 20231 min read
Mao's statement "ln Support of the Afro-American Struggle Against Repression" April 16, 1968
On April 16, 1968 Chairman Mao released this stunning and still stirring and important statement in the wake of the brutal murder of...
Michael Laxer
Apr 16, 20233 min read
Peace
Peace poster, USSR c. 1975 I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into...
Michael Laxer
Aug 11, 20221 min read
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