The Future is Another Country
The dark night that he sailed to victory, I knew that I wanted to contribute my time, skills, and resources to protect our civil and Constitutional rights from the demagoguery and heightened racism and bigotry of all stripes that a Trump presidency threatened.
Local history matters. It is tangible in a way that learning the stories of nations simply isn’t. It can unearth role models, reshape communities, and provide a guide forward. It is powerful.
While the impact of the United Farm Workers is perhaps not as strongly felt in the twenty-first century as it might be, its pedagogical relevance makes it perhaps more significant now than ever.
The Activist History Review