A Federal Takeover – Insurrection Act

Photo: In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson federalized the Alabama National Guard without the consent of Governor George Wallace to protect civil rights marchers during the Selma to Montgomery marches. This action came after state and local authorities failed to protect the marchers and their 1st Amendment rights, and it was taken to ensure the…

2025: Civil Disobedience Toolkit

Civil Disobedience: When at last people understand the source of their agony and alienation, their oppression and repression, they find ways to change things.