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.”
Tag: Selma
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 