The remarkable true story of James Zwerg, the white Wisconsin student who joined the 1961 Freedom Rides, was beaten unconscious in Montgomery, and gave one of the most powerful speeches in civil rights history.

Alice Roosevelt Longworth lived loudly in a quiet era. From White House mischief to decades of political influence, she remained sharp, funny, and impossible to ignore well into old age.

On the evening of 23rd March, 1931, three young men walked towards the gallows in Lahore Central Jail. Witnesses later recalled that they did not resist, did not plead, and did not falter. One of them, Bhagat Singh, reportedly called out “Inquilab Zindabad” – “Long live the revolution” – as the noose was placed around his neck. He was 23 years old. It is easy, with hindsight, to reduce Bhagat Singh to a symbol. In India today, his name appears on posters, statues, and school