History – Criticality

She sacrificed her beauty pageant crown for civil rights

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Michael Broder

In a nutshell: Incredible story of the young woman who was stripped of her Miss Albany State College crown in 1961 because she participated in civil rights protests. An inspiring story for today’s youth and an important, little known chapter Continue reading She sacrificed her beauty pageant crown for civil rights→

Victor Hugo, Edouard Manet, and the conscience of culture

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Michael Broder

In a nutshell: The Observer‘s Kim Willsher and Vanessa Thorpe remind us how writers and artists can serve as the social and political conscience of a culture in turbulent times. How Hugo and Manet unveiled Paris’s poor and privileged facesThe Continue reading Victor Hugo, Edouard Manet, and the conscience of culture→