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New places,
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Tag Archives: civil rights
“The 72”
A small thing made all of human civilization possible. It is often overlooked and undervalued, but it is so much a part of our lives that we don’t pay much attention to it. Continue reading
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Tagged american-history, civil rights, History, john-lewis, selma
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A Name and a Promise
Rob Langford is probably not a name you are familiar with. He was a quiet, thoughtful man who wanted to make things better. When the FBI chose him to serve as Special Agent in Charge of the Birmingham, Alabama office, … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 little girls, Birmingham church bombing, civil rights, Rob Langford, T.K. Thorne
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The Lights in Our Eyes
A Note: If you are receiving this twice, it may be because I am posting it here and on another platform called Substack. (If so, my apologies and feel free to cancel your subscription to one or the other. You … Continue reading
When Will We Learn?
It felt like a blow—what the woman beside me was saying. Questions flicked through my mind: Was this what happened? How could I not remember that? Why did I not remember what had triggered the entire thing? Circa 1980: My … Continue reading
We are Living History
We are living history. In 1958, the janitor at Temple Beth-El in Birmingham, Alabama discovered a satchel in the building’s window well with a fuse running from it. Fifty-four sticks of dynamite were in that bag. The fuse had burned … Continue reading
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Tagged Behind the Magic Curtain, Beth-El bombing, civil rights, T.K. Thorne
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Behind the Magic Curtain
Four men who loved the city of Birmingham, Alabama asked me to write a book. I look back on that day when I met them in the high-rise office of a prominent attorney. They were all strangers, decades older. They … Continue reading
Rosa Parks & Corn Creek
When I met Rosa Parks, I was too young to have much perspective on anything, but I did realize that I was meeting someone famous. I sat on the front porch of Virginia and Clifford Durr’s farm at “Pea Level” in … Continue reading
To Dream the Possible Dream
Fifty years ago today, Martin Luther King urged us to judge people not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. There is no question that poverty and lack of equal education can affect the … Continue reading
Posted in To Dream the Possible Dream
Tagged civil rights, I have a dream, march on Washington, Martin Luther King
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