But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! -Amos 5:24 I was seven years old when the Civil Rights Memorial was dedicated. Other than Martin Luther King, Jr., the other forty names mentioned were not in my textbooks. I am not surprised when people believe that displaying the Confederate flag … Continue reading Learning the names I should have been taught.
Tag: James Reeb
“She just hated shoes.”
I didn’t share a name with my children during the painful conversation about Selma, because this name deals with a different aspect of hatred that I’m even less equipped to discuss. Jimmie Lee Jackson and James Reeb were both men. Viola Liuzzo was a woman, and her story is a brutal example of how misogyny … Continue reading “She just hated shoes.”
Me and James Reeb.
There were many people who seemed to feel that once we'd had the march on Washington and once we had the civil rights bill, things were just inevitably going to be easier, that somehow we'd done it. And I can say to you only that I think that this is the most dangerous kind of … Continue reading Me and James Reeb.
The power chart.
There are times as a mom when I desperately hope the words I say are the right ones. Last night was hard, and I’ll probably replay my answers for days to come. In a momentary lapse in judgment, I didn’t close my laptop as I was writing when my son sat down beside me. Caught … Continue reading The power chart.
Beka Tucker 