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...seek to discuss Martin Luther King Jr. not as a dreamer, or even a visionary, not as an advocate of colorblindness, but as an activist who pursued a methodology in which his vision of justice for blacks was animated by a vision of justice for all,” she said...
Born in 1912 into a Quaker family in West Chester, Pa., Rustin from an early age dedicated his life to social causes. Trained as an activist by the Quakers, Rustin went to New York City and, unfortunately, dabbled in Communist Party activity before quitting in disgust in 1941. Mentored by black labor organizer A. Philip Randolph, Rustin worked in the trade-union movement before becoming a conscientious objector in World War II. He took his pacifism to an extreme, going to a federal penitentiary rather than in any way aiding the war effort...
...doctor and a teacher, a son of the lower middle class who managed to ascend to the middle class," he says. "I know the poor communities, where more than 70% don't have the fundamental basics for human dignity. They live in a subhumanity." A keen environmental and social activist - he often gives free shows in deprived areas - Gil got his first taste of politics 15 years ago, when he was elected city councilor in Salvador for the Green Party. He enjoyed that experience, but never contemplated entering federal government because, he says, "politics is a martial...
...Norma McCorvey, the young pregnant woman who was the "Roe" in Roe v. Wade, has undergone a dramatic transformation from pro-choice poster child to pro-life activist. Do you maintain contact with her? What was your relationship like during the trial? Was there any indication she was not committed to her decision...
...different time today. The early 1970s were such a wonderful time for activist women. We were asking all sorts of questions that seem ludicrous now: why do high school girls play half court basketball? Why do women in Texas get fired when they get pregnant? Why do women have to have a husband or father sign for them in order to get credit? We were arguing about abortion, but women's issues are part of a big wheel, and reproductive rights are only one part of a larger consciousness - if you can't decide this for yourself, you can never...