The American civil rights movement shaped the political consciousness of the 1960s. Non-violent protest was widely used by civil rights activists and hippies to condemn racism and demand equal rights for all citizens.

reflects the idea that it is the intention that lies behind a word, as much as the word itself, that reveals most about people’s prejudices.

Any word intended to alienate or deny another person’s humanity is clearly an obscenity. This text also appears as part of the series created for Black History Month 2019.