Walls Turned Sideways Are Bridges.

The Prison Is Not The Only Institution That Has Posed Complex Challenges To The People Who Have Lived With It And Have Become So Inured To Its Presence That They Could Not Con­ceive Of Society Without It. Within The History Of The United States The System Of Slavery Immediately Comes To Mind.

I Grew Up In The Southern United States In A City Which At That Time During The Late '40's And Early '50's Was The Most Segregated City In The Country, And In A Sense Learning How To Oppose The Status Quo Was A Question Of Survival.

Had It Not Been For Slavery, The Death Penalty Would Have Likely Been Abolished In America. Slavery Became A Haven For The Death Penalty.

When Bush Says Democracy, I Often Wonder What He's Referring To.

It Is Essential To Resist The Depiction Of History As The Work Of Heroic Individuals