William Bartram: Divergent Friend I’ve taken a fancy to do some traveling for Lent this year. I plan to join William Bartram, an independent-minded Quaker naturalist and artist, in a journey through much of the southeast U.S. This is not the Southeast of today, but that of 1773, so technically there wasn’t a U.S. yet; … Continue reading Traveling With A Divergent Friend For Lent: William Bartram
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