Retrospective 2020 and Unrest in the Streets
The United States is a racist nation and we have not yet chosen to realize that or to root out those who perpetuate the problem. I have a thoughtful neighbor […]
Category Archives: Civil Rights
We are made in the image of God, and then there is John Lewis.
In 1965 I thought “this cannot happen in MY country” when I watched the coverage of Bloody Sunday including the beating of John Lewis. Obviously, I was wrong because such […]
JUNETEENTH
You may recognize this entry from Juneteenths in the past when I posted it with a different picture. Therefore, you will be surprised to know that Juneteenth never existed before. […]
Events and Ways to Get Involved in Making a Difference
Did you miss the first March on Washington? Here is your opportunity to experience the Mass Poor People’s Assembly & Moral March on Washington from your own livingroom. On […]
I Knew But I Had Forgotten – VOTE
Sometimes you have to do something regardless of reasons not to. Or at least I do. When this happens, I say that I have been called, meaning I am compelled […]
Protests and Voting
The following is an “essay” by President Obama about the actions that will shape our future if we are wise enough to use both: As millions of people across […]
The Threat of Tribalism by Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld
One of my favorite magazines is The Atlantic. Their 2018 issue, Is Democracy Dying is an amazing study of America today. I intend to comment on other articles, but I […]
America’s segregated shores: beaches’ long history as a racial battleground
In 1965 when I was a volunteer for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference, I worked in rural South Carolina. That summer nine civil rights workers, SCLC and […]
On May 21, 1961
National Guard called to disperse several thousand whites threatening to set fire to First Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Freedom Riders inside. Read […]
On May 20, 1961
Freedom Riders arrived in Montgomery, Alabama, where local police allow a mob of angry whites to attack; several people are severely injured, including a U.S. Justice Department official. Read more […]
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