This book tells the story of fifteen people who, for at least half a century., have dedicated themselves to working for progressive social change. It is the story of people who are both extraordinary and ordinary. The longevity of their sustained commitment marks them as extraordinary. But they are also ordinary: most are not particularly famous, although perhaps they are well known and respected in their own circles, and, apart from the fact of their long-term political activism, there is no immediately identifiable feature which sets them in an exclusive category. Finally, this is the story of a group of people who despite, or perhaps because of, their advanced years, still feel the urgency of social justice.