Summoning President Kennedy's inaugural address, the artist of this cartoon requests, "Fear not what my turban can do to you. Fear what your ignorance about my turban can do to me."
Amelia Bloomer was a woman who liked to think, live and even dress unconventionally, and she encouraged other people—particularly women—to do the same.
The freedom riders, black and white, joined together to effect change. Traveling across the South while enduring ridicule and pain, they helped ensure that doors were open to all people, regardless of skin color.