Once there was a woman who was married to a man. Alongside her husband, this woman protested the injustices which were inflicted upon a segment of American society to which she and her husband belonged. The woman and her husband challenged all other Americans to live up to the ideals on which their shared country was founded. They marched, demonstrated, protested and boycotted—this was always done, however, under the rubric of non-violence and of lawful, peaceful protest: women coiffed their hair and wore their Sunday best and men wore business suits and ties to face down those who would deny them their God-given, inalienable rights. It was important to assert these American rights while behaving as ladies and gentlemen. That tactic served the movement well; it stood in stark contrast to the monstrous behavior of those who beat, shot, bombed, arrested and turned fire hoses onto these demonstrators/protesters--sometimes under the banner of law. Observing these opposing behaviors, how could thinking, loyal and fair-minded Americans—citizens of a nation which claimed to be founded in freedom—condone the abuse those of its citizens who only wanted to enjoy that freedom?