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May 17, 2004
First Gay Marriage in U.S.

Last week President Barack Obama came out in favor of gay marriage so it is important to note that only eight years ago this week the first same-sex marriage in the United States took place in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

May 18, 1896
Ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson

In 1896 the Supreme Court struck a major blow against integration, ruling that the Louisiana law that provided “equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races” on railroad cars was constitutional. The ruling provided that long as equal accommodations were provided, segregation was not discrimination. The case was eventually used to justify segregating all public facilities, including railroad cars, restaurants, hospitals, and schools. Not until 1954 with Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was Plessy v. Ferguson struck down.

 

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“I know you would all like to see a really strong health care reform bill go through by the end of the year so that all of you can move on to the next causes that interest you,” said Chuck Bell, program director of Consumers Union, at a meeting sponsored by the Westchester/Putnam Access to Health Care Coalition.

“I want to remind you–social change takes time,” he said at the meeting, which was held Sept. 25, 2009, in Purchase, New York.

As a member of the audience, I was taken by Bell’s words, because I have encountered a good number of people who are feeling burned out and discouraged regarding what the reform bill may actually contain by year’s end.

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If there are days when you step away from the news feeling discouraged about this country, I have a solution: Plan a trip to Washington, D.C. and spend a day on Capitol Hill. You will be reminded that it is our capital and our nation; you cannot help but relish the accessibility of the United… continue reading ->

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