By Susan Klopfer, author and speaker Who Killed Emmett Till? “Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave.” ― Frederick Douglass Emmett Till was just a kid, a black kid from Chicago who had limited ideas about racial politics … Continue reading
Clyde Kennard died on 4 July, 1963. Part of the soul of America died along with him. Clyde Kennard is one of the most admirable men America ever produced. And then it killed him. Born in Mississippi, Clyde Kennard was … Continue reading
Author’s note: my upcoming book, “The Warrior Princesses Vs. The Ku Klux Klan” features a number of chapters about my efforts to bring about justice in the Clyde Kennard case. This sample chapter, “Judge Pickering” tells about an unlikely and … Continue reading
I admit I am not a fan of professional golf. So it came as a huge shock to me when I learned that at the 2012 Master’s Tournament, the CEO of IBM would not be invited to join. The main … Continue reading
United States v. Susan B. Anthony June 18, 1873: Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 (about $2200 today) for breaking the law. She had tried to vote in the 1872 election. This is the … Continue reading