A Black woman claimed self-defense after killing her jailer. Her 1975 high-profile trial shook the American South, and a recent documentary highlights eternal questions about juries and public pressure.
Selma
Posted inPolitics
Remembering Jesse Jackson’s Poetic Synthesis
I wrote a book about him, and we became friends. The cynics didn’t understand how he fused moral simplicity and political profundity.
Posted inMagazine
How to Get From Bravery to Victory
A former war correspondent sees the civil rights movement as a kind of military campaign—and helps us envision how to win the current war for democracy.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Downward Spiral
Now we know who was listening. Next Saturday, January 20, marks the first anniversary of You Know What, and there’s no need to trigger people with that dark memory. Next Saturday also marks the fifth anniversary of the beginning of Barack Obama’s second term as president. Obama was sworn in for a second term in […]
