The Freedom Riders were activists who made invaluable contributions to the progress of the civil rights movement in America by sitting illegally in segregated public transport.
Posts Tagged: Politics
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Italian Partisans, WWII
Resistenza partigiana, Partisan Resistance, were pro-Allied Italians during WWII.
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Don’t Ask My Name (It’s Ri Sol-Ju)
You know Kim Jong Il? You know his son, Kim Jong Un?
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Malala Yousafzai, In Struggle
“Sometimes I imagine I’m going along and the Taliban stop me.
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Moderator Movement
Three teens, Emma Axelrod, Elena Tsemberis and Sammi Siegel recently launched a successful campaign to have a female moderator for the 2012 presidential debates.
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Shocking Pink
Shocking Pink was a feminist zine put out by a collective of young women in London.
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Possum Power
httpv://youtu.be/mvn79E40VSc
Dolly Freed wrote Possum Living : How To Live Well Without A Job And With (Almost) No Money at the age of 18 with only a 7th grade education.
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The Conservative Teen
The Conservative Teen is a magazine that seems at first glance like a snarky spoof by liberal comedians, but is actually a 100% serious publication run by mostly middle-aged dudes.
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Paperback Pelicans
Dull, downer modernist book covers about adolescent social issues, primarily focused on the UK.
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Children On Trial
Jack Lee’s 1946 film, Children On Trial follows the rehabilitation of two young delinquents and their successful pass through the British justice system.