Jimmie Lee & James: Two Selma Landmarks Jimmie Lee Jackson (left) and James Bonard Fowler: They met fatefully on the night of February 18, 1965, fifty years ago today. The white community of Marion, Alabama, thirty miles northwest of
I’d been in jail for ten days earlier that month, and in that time the movement had been heating up. There were plans to extend its reach to the town of Marion, in the next county over from Selma, with a rally and a night march two days hence — March 18th.
That march would become a turning point in the Selma movement drama. More on that soon. Or you can get the details from my book, Selma 1965, right here.
Coming: A Selma 50th Blockbuster! Yes, tune in to this blog (& my Facebook page) for a singular revelation from Selma history. Long-awaited, never seen before. In this photo, the March from Selma to Montgomery is being announced. But there’s something else here . . .Here’s a clue: In this photo, the March from Selma to … Continue reading Tomorrow: A Selma 50th Blockbuster!
Freaked Out About Footwear Okay Folks, This is Your OFFICIAL NOTICE:I Am Now Truly FREAKED OUT by the reach of BIG DATA About an hour ago I was in a well-known Big Box store, picking up this and that. Along the way I saw a display of slippers. I’ve been thinking it might be good … Continue reading Freaked Out About Footwear
FBI To Probe Case of 3 Muslim Students Slain in NC From the Raleigh NC News & Observer, Feb. 13, 2015: RALEIGH — As thousands of mourners prayed for the three Muslim-American students killed in Chapel Hill this week, the FBI opened its own investigation into the case Thursday. In a brief news release late in … Continue reading Update: FBI To Probe Muslim Killings In NC