"Goodman, Schwerner, Chaney, & Viola Liuzzo must be smiling. Medgar Evers, this is what it was all

[Hekate]

...about." So said an African-American lady at the St. Louis Courthouse when asked what she felt by an NPR reporter. She prefaced that remark by saying "I remember before the 1960s."

Whoever she is, I thank her for remembering. Whatever else happens this year, we all should celebrate this amazing moment.

Hekate

[MadMaddie]

1. Amen! Amen! Amen!....

[JohnnyLib2]

2. Yes, and all the Freedom Riders and other activists from those years.

There should be some wonderful comments from many of them in the next few days. :thumbsup:

[Hekate]

3. kick

[muntrv]

4. The abolitionists also have to be happy.

[Hekate]

5. Every one in each generation who ever worked to make this country live up to its promise...

... all those people, living and dead, giving a great hallelujah that we have come this far.

Hekate

[grannylib]

6. Amen! What a night. What a history-making event.

I'm so happy :bounce:

[Hekate]

7. Nudge

:kick: