Was evolving authority to state governments a response to the rise of Black political empowerment in American cities?
Election History articles on Democracy Chronicles
Here we cover how democracy has progressed through time in our highly suggested global election history coverage. Modern systems of democracy largely arose out of the Europe through the period at the end of the Middle Ages into the Reformation, the Age of Enlightenment, and the American and French Revolutions. However in reality, democratic decision making is an even more ancient invention and in many ways a fixture of nature . Also check out our section on World Democracy.
The 20th-Century Jewish Exodus Map You Have Never Seen Before
As far as I can tell, there is no map that shows the geographic extent of the exodus of Jewish people in the 20th Century. I decided it couldn’t be too hard to make my own.
Florida’s History of Systemic Racism Was Key to Felon Vote Case
A federal judge just struck down Florida’s scheme for disenfranchising convicted felons
The Forgotten Female Revolutionaries Behind Black History Month
Too often, however, Black History Month focuses on black men, sidelining black women and diminishing their accomplishments.
100 years of women’s suffrage: How British women changed history
British women won the right to vote 100 years ago after an intense struggle marked by a violent fringe campaign
Lessons on the minimum wage from Ancient Greek democracy
The paradox of ancient Greek democracy is that the freedom and rights of citizens depended on the subjugation
Celebrating Thomas Paine’s Birthday – Do You Know Paine?
A dedicated cult following is still actively engaged with the legacy of the amazing pro-democracy revolutionary Thomas Paine
Then and Now: Strategies for women activists and their foremothers
Modern-day counterparts to the strategies newly enfranchised female voters used in the 1920s to strengthen democracy
Florida’s felon voting ban dates back to Jim Crow era
The breadth and depth of Florida’s disenfranchisement of its residents represent a radical departure from the norm
My Report from MLK NOW 2018 at Riverside Church in NYC
Blackout for Human Rights hosted its 3rd Annual “MLK Now”, a free event celebrating the words and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and I was there to take pictures.