The Parasol and the Lady

I stood at my grandma's front window. A woman with an open umbrella walked past on the narrow street in front of the house. "There's a lady with an umbrella walking down the street", I called to my grandma. Grandma came to look. Grandma told me two things. "That's a parasol, not an umbrella". Then… Continue reading The Parasol and the Lady

Murder in Alabama and Mississippi Was Common

calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/apr/23 John Lewis remarked in his magnificent book, Across That Bridge, that when, later in life, he would talk to youngsters of whatever skin tone, the kids were often incredulous that conditions were "that bad" in the south. William Moore was one of hundreds of people who died to change America. John Lewis marveled at… Continue reading Murder in Alabama and Mississippi Was Common