Selma, Alabama — February 1965 I In the decades since Dr. King’s murder, I have been bemusedly tolerant of the plethora of conspiracy theories offered in explanation, tending to believe and disbelieve them all, in equal measure: The CIA? The Klan? The Mafia? A redneck hit squad? A lone bigot? All are plausible. Yet I’m … Continue reading King- A Night March; A Killer Klan Squad; And a Long Read for the Right Day
[NOTE: Freedom schools were a key element of 1960s civil rights activism in the deep South. Their important legacy is no longer only history, but is now being revived and reinvented, starting in Florida, as resistance to resurgent racism in education. What a great idea.] Washington Post After Florida restricts Black history, churches step up … Continue reading Freedom Schools Are Back! (Starting In Florida)
Here’s why supplying Ukraine with cluster munitions would be a terrible mistake Opinion by Patrick Leahy and Jeff Merkley Patrick Leahy, a Democrat, is a former U.S. senator from Vermont. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, is a U.S. senator from Oregon who serves on the Foreign Relations Committee. A few weeks after the Kremlin launched its … Continue reading Cluster Bombs to Ukraine? They Say No.
Associated Press BY GARY FIELDS — June 7, 2023 — With UPDATES ATLANTA (AP) — Andrew Young’s first thought when he heard the Voting Rights Act had been signed into law was not celebratory. It was strategic. “Where are we going to get the money to get the country mobilized to register these voters?” he … Continue reading Andrew Young: The Last of Dr. King’s Key Companions; Plus a Personal Postscript & Updates
It was in the second session of our anti-racism class, if I remember right, that the teacher drew a diagram on the big flip chart. I’m going to call it TUD, for The Unforgettable Diagram. I’ve forgotten a lot about the class, but not that. Definitely not that. The class met in the library at … Continue reading Aiming for the Roots: Anti-Racism and A Failed Attack on Racist Culture