Whether you agree with them or not, these men have a heavy burden to bear as we move out of these hard times. Please keep your thoughts and prayers with them and with the United States of America.
I am in tears to think that when I was born, Martin Luther King Jr. was only a year away from death for being a black man that believed we should all be treated alike. When Barack Obama was born, blacks could still not go to some areas of Washington, D.C. Even though he had a red-headed Irish American mom, he would have been excluded, and she would have been permitted to enter. How sad.
This has probably tied, if not exceeded, the moon landing for the most amazing thing that's happened in my lifetime. I am glad my children are growing up in a country where really, almost anything is possible. We've still got a few hurdles, but it's coming along nicely.
That is all.
2 comments:
Great thoughts on today! I just stumbled onto your blog so thought I would say hello. I'm a fellow Idahoan-at-heart. I grew up in Boise, but now live in Minneapolis.
Well said. I remember being stunned when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assasinated, I remember the world weeping in shock. I was fortunate enough to live in an area where diversity was admired and practiced (for the most part) I was/am a part of a generation that vocally cared about the wrongs of society and worked to right them. Whether it be nationally, politically, or in our everyday lives (because like charity, change begins at home.)
Now show us the next hurdle, because honey this one is almost history.
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