It was October 14, 1964, and the chill of an early Norwegian autumn swept gently across Oslo as dignitaries, journalists, and scholars gathered in growing anticipation. Inside the University Church of Norway, the energy felt almost electric—an unspoken awareness that history was taking shape within its walls. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Baptist minister …
On June 5, 1968, just after midnight, the voice of hope for a divided America was abruptly silenced. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, younger brother of the late President John F. Kennedy, had just delivered a victory speech at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after winning the California Democratic primary. Moments later, as he walked …
It’s difficult to imagine the weight of a moment like June 3, 1964, without stepping back and understanding the long, painful journey that led up to it. That day, the United States Senate, after months of brutal political wrangling and nearly a century of racial injustice codified into law and daily life, passed the Civil …
