The deep South has as much historical significance as does Boston or DC, but its whispered warnings can often be ignored. The lessons the South has to offer seem particularly poignant today and so this is where I’ve spent the last week on vacation. It’s not been like other vacations where ocean breezes and blue…
Tag: Civil Rights
Listening in on the Grown-Ups: an early lesson in taking a stand on what’s right and true
My brain sometimes works like a Facebook feed — memories flash across and I think “Whoa — I haven’t thought of that in a long time!” Just now, I watched Jimmy Fallon’s intro from right after the Charlottesville horror, and as he mentioned his own two young children, a memory of my parents flashed through…