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a painting of a man holding a flag in the middle of a group of people

A little liberté, égalité, and fraternité in honor of Bastille Day on July 14. A few oddities to remind you that the French Revolution was ridiculously awesome.

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a black and white photo of a woman smiling for the camera with two men in the background

On this day (Dec 1) in 1955, she refused to give up her seat to a white man on the bus she was riding. Rosa Parks' arrest and subsequent trial in Montgomery, Alabama and the 381 day successful Montgomery Bus boycott calling to end bus segregation in recognition of that trial introduced many people to the young reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and the beginning of the modern Civil Rights movement. http://history1900s.about.com/od/1950s/qt/RosaParks.htm

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