#InContext: Martin Luther King Jr.

#InContext: Martin Luther King Jr.

“True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.”  – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) is commonly remembered for his nonviolent approach to advocating for racial justice during the Civil Rights Movement...
#InContext: A. Philip Randolph

#InContext: A. Philip Randolph

“Freedom is never granted, it is won. Justice is never given, it is exacted.” -A. Philip Randolph Asa Philip Randolph (1889-1979) was a civil rights activist and prominent voice in the Black labor movement. Growing up during the Jim Crow Era, Randolph witnessed...
#InContext: Congressman John Lewis

#InContext: Congressman John Lewis

“Freedom is not a state; it is an act. It is not some enchanted garden perched high on a distant plateau where we can finally sit down and rest. Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair,...
#InContext: Dorothy Day

#InContext: Dorothy Day

“People say, what is the sense of our small effort? They cannot see that we must lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time. A pebble cast into a pond causes ripples that spread in all directions. Each one of our thoughts, words and deeds is like that. No one...