Gordon Parks's influence on photographing systemic power and Black resilience

Father's background, political career, and civil rights work

Bryan Stevenson's Supreme Court victory ending life without parole for juveniles

Reflections on Anthony Ray Hinton's exoneration and lasting impact

Shared histories of enslavement and oppression among African-descended and Indigenous peoples

Union reaction to the Fort Pillow massacre and its moral significance

Gordon Parks' photography as a demand for dignity and racial justice

"Contraband" camps and the uncertain status of freedom seekers during the Civil War

The evolving relationship and convergence between Lincoln and Douglass

Parallels between the Korematsu case and Trump's Muslim travel ban

Early Supreme Court decisions undermining Fourteenth Amendment protections for freed people

Lester Maddox's segregationist politics and opposition to honoring Dr. King

Assessment of the failed July 4th rescue attempt in Syria

Reflections on the evolution of feminism and the Me Too movement

Lack of coordinated government support for Jim's release efforts

Using narrative and legal strategy to advance racial justice through courts and museums

Bill Clinton's personal qualities and leadership on the national race dialog

Lincoln's congressional bill and later emancipation in the District of Columbia

Johnson's decision on the night of Kennedy's assassination to pursue civil rights legislation

Demanding respect for humanity and equal rights regardless of differences

Frederick Douglass's physical presence and emotional complexity as an abolitionist

Lincoln's evolving views on emancipation and the limits of freedom alone

Lincoln's evolving views on slavery, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the 13th Amendment

Lincoln's resistance to and eventual embrace of Black troop enlistment

Repeal of the Missouri Compromise and the threat of slavery's expansion

Concern about global decline in human rights commitments since 9/11