it was won because rather than be bystanders to history, ordinary people fought and marched and mobilized and built, and yes, voted to make history. of course, there's always been another darker aspect to america's story. progress doesn't just move in a straight line. there's a reason why progress hasn't been easy and why throughout our history every two steps forward seems to sometimes produce one step back. each time we painstakingly pull ourselves closer to our founding ideals, that all of us are created equal, endowed by our