In 1957 he was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization formed to provide new leadership for the now burgeoning civil rights movement. The ideals for this organization he took from Christianity; its operational techniques from Gandhi. In the eleven-year peri...

The Portly Dyke, at Shakesville: Robbing the Hearts of Men Think about this the next time you hear someone say the words: “Be a man!” Actually look at the situation in which this comes up, and think about what is being demanded. In my experience, it usually means: Shut up about your feel...