By embracing Gandhi’s innovation King avoided the mistake of so many would-be revolutionaries, who — by focusing too narrowly on the conventional politics of violence or their preconceived expectations — missed the actual revolution
African-American Voting Rights articles on Democracy Chronicles
This is our collection of African-American voting rights related articles. Few ongoing crisis in American elections have more importance to the integrity of the democracy than the imperative of ensuring voting rights for African-Americans. Also see Democracy Chronicles articles on African-Americans and Democracy, the Civil Rights Era, Minority Voting, and our unfortunate category: Racism.
AUDIO: America’s First Popularly Elected Black Senator
In 1966, Edward Brooke became the first black Senator to win a popular election in the United States
How Presidential Candidates Target African-American Votes
Ben Carson campaign releases rap song in latest example of efforts to reach African-American votes
The Long History of Falsified Voter Fraud Allegations
Racism’s dependence on voter fraud allegations to deny rights are nothing new in American history
Brazilian Black Lives Matter Movement Takes Root
Worldwide reach of movement is evident in growth of badly needed Brazilian Black Lives Matter
P Diddy Changes Stance on Vote or Die Campaign
Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs has tough words for those who thought Vote or Die movement was progress
PHOTO GALLERY: Quentin Tarantino for #RiseUpOctober!
Film Director Quentin Tarantino joined #RiseUpOctober in Times Square with the families of those who’ve been murdered by police all over the United States
Confidence and Purpose or Fear and Fatalism?
It is hard to believe that age-old problems like race and war can be surmounted or the catastrophes of climate change avoided. Without a rhetorical strategy that can promote purpose and confidence, fear and fatalism will weaken our efforts.
The Real and Rhetorical Strategies of Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King was one of the few political leaders, then or now, that was able to articulate a coherent political strategy that emerged from and connected with on-the-ground social movement activism.
Alabama Voting Laws and the Jim Crow Era
Restrictions designed to repress African-American participation are central to Alabama voting laws