Please Read The Letter That I Wrote
This 1963 open letter says that people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws and to take direct action rather than waiting potentially forever for justice to come through the courts.
Letter from Birmingham Jail (Martin Luther King Jr.)
This plaza in the Maria Luisa Park in Seville is a huge half-circle, its buildings accessible by four bridges over the moat, which represent the ancient kingdoms of Spain, with the Vicente Traver fountain in the center.
Plaza de España
This type of porridge is made from boiled cornmeal, often served with flavorings as a breakfast dish, and can be savory or sweet, with savory seasonings being more common.
Grits
In 2019, with win 1,123, this coach became the winningest coach in college basketball history at any level, men's or women's.
Mike Krzyzewski
This worldwide protest in 2017 was the largest single day protest in U.S. history, its goal being to advocate legislation and policies regarding human rights and other issues.
Women's March
This 1941 speech was broadcast live by radio and attracted the largest audience in American radio history, with over 81% of people tuning in to hear the speech, and was worded to reinforce portrayal of the United States as a victim of unprovoked aggression and appeal to patriotism rather than to idealism.
Day of Infamy Speech (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
Defined as a public space in the last years of the 15th century, this plaza in Rome was transformed into a highly significant example of Baroque Roman architecture and art during the pontificate of Pope Innocent X, and features important sculptural creations such as the famous Fountain of the Four Rivers in its center.
Piazza Navona
This traditional Mesoamerican dish is made of masa which is steamed in a corn husk, and filled with meats, cheeses, fruits, vegetables, herbs, chilies, or any preparation according to taste.
Tamale
This American professional basketball coach is the longest tenured active coach in all major sports leagues in the United States and has the most wins of any coach in NBA history.
Gregg Popovich
This series of both peaceful protests and riots largely took place during 2020, with an estimated 15 to 26 million people having participated at some point in the demonstrations in the United States, making the protests the largest in U.S. history.
George Floyd Protests
The central theme of this speech was a call to restore responsibility, both in terms of accountability in Washington and the responsibility of ordinary people to get involved, and was delivered in front of a crowd that set a record attendance for any event held in Washington, D.C.
Barack Obama's Inaugural Address
This city square in Beijing has great cultural significance as it was the site of several important events in Chinese history, and outside China, is best known for the 1989 protests and massacre that ended with a military crackdown.
Tiananmen Square
Originating from Italy, this dish consists of boiled cornmeal and may be served as a hot porridge, or be allowed to cool and solidify into a loaf that can be baked, fried, or grilled.
Polenta
This American author, coach, speaker, and philanthropist is known for infomercials, seminars, and self-help books including the books Unlimited Power and Awaken the Giant Within.
Tony Robbins
This 1995 march was a large gathering of black men held on and around the National Mall, and took place in the context of a larger grassroots movement that set out to win politicians' attention for urban and minority issues through widespread voter registration campaigns.
Million Man March
This letter, addressed to "friends and fellow-citizens", was written in 1796 and warned Americans of the political dangers they must avoid to remain true to their values.
George Washington's Farewell Address
This public square in the City of Westminster, Central London, has been used for community gatherings and political demonstrations, including Bloody Sunday in 1887, the culmination of the first Aldermaston March, anti-war protests, and campaigns against climate change.
Trafalgar Square
To make this food, maize grain is dried, and then treated by soaking and cooking the hard grain in a dilute solution of lye or of slaked lime, and then washing the maize thoroughly to remove the bitter flavor of the lye or lime.
Hominy
This American author, life coach, and speaker specializes in helping individuals and groups achieve greater levels of personal and professional success, and in addition to authoring several books, is known as Oprah's life coach and a columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine.
Martha Beck
These three protest marches held in 1965 were organized by nonviolent activists to demonstrate the desire of African American citizens to exercise their constitutional right to vote, and by highlighting racial injustice, contributed to passage that year of the Voting Rights Act.
Selma to Montgomery Marches
This three hour speech given in 1964 is considered one of the great speeches of the 20th century, its last paragraph written on the wall of South Africa's Constitutional Court building in Johannesburg.
I Am Prepared to Die (Nelson Mandela)
This major public space in the heart of Spain's capital was once the center of Old Madrid, and features ten entrances, but only nine gates, and a statue of Philip III on a horse in the center, whom was king during construction of the square.
Plaza Mayor
This vegetable dish consists primarily of sweet corn with lima beans, with other ingredients sometimes added, including onions, potatoes, turnips, tomatoes, bell peppers, corned beef, salt pork, or okra.
Succotash
With 11 NCAA Division I national championships, this Italian-born American college basketball coach has the most in women's college basketball history.
Geno Auriemma
This protest march organized in 1997 involved approximately half a million people in Philadelphia, with the major theme being family unity and what it means to be an African American woman in America.
Million Woman March