As a wealthy trial lawyer, Democratic contender John Edwards may seem like an unlikely messenger of populism, but he draws from his roots in a poor Piedmont mill town. The former North Carolina senator has built his campaign for president on fighting the widening gap between society’s haves and have-nots.
As a [...]
January 21, 2008
John Edwards| Profile Spotlight – Post No. 012108-2
January 21, 2008
A Woman’s perspective on Hope – Post No. 012108-1
GAYLE DANIELLE LEWIS-DANIELS
January 21, 2008
I registered to vote in 1976 and took part in every election since then – partly because I enjoy the process but mostly because a lot of people did some extraordinary things in order for me to have the right to vote. I don’t take any of this for granted. Throughout [...]
January 21, 2008
Happy Birthday, Dr. King – Post No. 012108
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968), was one of the main leaders of the American civil rights movement. Dr. King was a Baptist minister, one of the few leadership roles available to black men at the time.
He became a civil rights activist early [...]
