By John O'Connell, MontanaHistorian.com Is Freedom Just Another Word For Nothing Left To Lose? Very little attention was paid in the press to Bloody Sunday this year. Not the Bloody Sunday of Ireland but here in the United States. It seemed odd to me what with all the talk of voting rights, human rights, and civil rights that, other than one photo I saw with Vice President Harris at the Edmund Pettus bridge, little was said about it.
I remember Miss Jane’s class in Connecticut and how much it impacted my emotions to hear about the violence imposed on Dr. King & Lewis at Selma, slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Klan, and Jim Crow. She was so brave to embolden the class with the truth about the Black experience especially in the South. My father echoed her words at home. I too feel blessed to have been in her class.
Hmm, nothing said about Antifa and Black Lives Matter demonstrations. "Mostly peaceful I guess.". I'm old enough that I remember Bloody Sunday and personally participated in marches. I remember well which party apposed black voter rights and which party fought for and eventually obtained the right to vote for all.
I remember Miss Jane’s class in Connecticut and how much it impacted my emotions to hear about the violence imposed on Dr. King & Lewis at Selma, slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Klan, and Jim Crow. She was so brave to embolden the class with the truth about the Black experience especially in the South. My father echoed her words at home. I too feel blessed to have been in her class.
Love the article, brought me back. Thanks John.
Hmm, nothing said about Antifa and Black Lives Matter demonstrations. "Mostly peaceful I guess.". I'm old enough that I remember Bloody Sunday and personally participated in marches. I remember well which party apposed black voter rights and which party fought for and eventually obtained the right to vote for all.