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We are Living History

Posted on November 2, 2022 by T. K. Thorne

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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Behind the Magic Curtain

Posted on November 19, 2020 by T. K. Thorne

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 →

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Rosa Parks & Corn Creek

Posted on December 1, 2015 by T. K. Thorne

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 →

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To Dream the Possible Dream

Posted on August 29, 2013 by T. K. Thorne

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 →