It was December 5, 2013, a day that would bring an end to an era in South African history as Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid revolutionary and first black president of South Africa, passed away at his home in Johannesburg. His death marked the end of an extraordinary life that spanned over seven decades, during which …
The Montgomery Bus Boycott, one of the most pivotal events in the American Civil Rights Movement, began on December 1, 1955, when Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery City bus to a white person. This seemingly ordinary event sparked a wave of protests and boycotts that would …
The repeal of prohibition in the United States was a long and arduous process that spanned over a decade. The initial adoption of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors, had been met with widespread approval from many segments of society. However, as time went on, …
