A6. Great Trials That Changed The Course Of History: Social Justice & Turmoil

Human Rights remains on our minds these days as more and more of the world seems to be in the process of diminishing these rights.. The notion of Social Justice percolates through so much of our thinking. Five trials – in Europe, the U.S. and Canada – spanning nearly 1400 years – will be presented. All of them in some way pushed us forward as human societies. President Barack Obama said that: “if you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you make progress.” Let’s look at these trials and see if we think he is right.

Instructor: Dr. Sylvia Solomon is a retired educator who worked in schools, universities and  the Ontario Ministry of Education. Since her retirement, she has presentedthe Great Trial series at the University of Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan University theToronto Reference Library, the 92nd St. Y, the OLLI program (California) and the Instituto d'Allende in Mexico.