Humanitas

What if the course of history took a different path?

What if the course of history took a socially progressive turn much earlier? What if before the Second Red Scare of 1947-1957; an interstate compact of scientists, religious leaders and academics came together and petitioned the United States government to adopt radical socially progressive ideas into the American culture and institutions to compete morally with the Soviet Union? Whereby ideas like the Civil Rights Act, the Equal Rights Amendment, Obergefell V. Hodges pass and begin to chip away at both institutional/cultural sexism, racism, capitalist exploitation and homophobia earlier? We follow nine individuals and their families making their way through a changing America as the American public begins to see both a renewed pride in their country but also the practical benefits that diversity against cishet/white/Christian/male monotony can bring. We examine the benefits of and even consequences to the adoption of many Left-wing/socially progressive policy ideas in inviting backlash while also making America a superpower of democracy living out its founding creed of "We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL human beings are created equally." Incorporate as many real-life figures of the 20th Century as you want to.

Story added by ltathena on September 3, 2022