Past Progressive Movements | by Ben
Donnie Fowler writes on the Huffington Post today about some of the progressive movements of the past that seemed radical and far outside the mainstream, yet somehow ended up become core parts of American society. Those include the American Revolution, abolition of slavery, women's suffrage, and the civil rights movement. He's using these examples to embolden those who will be fighting Bush's Supreme Court nominations, but I think they're useful as inspiration for all the various progressive causes that we support. Just because we're occasionally called crazy or radical doesn't mean that we are; it's likely that when we win our battles, society will come around and call us heroes and eventually forget that there was injustice. We just have to make sure we've got the drive and determination to win those battles.