Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977)My parents told me about her when I was growing up… (From her 1964 speech at the DNC Convention) (3)
The Birmingham Church Bombing (September 15, 1963) (The memorial at the 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, AL) (Quote) The story was revisited in an excellent 1997 movie by Spike Lee, 4 Little Girls: (2)
Robert Reich—"The KKK Murdered My Friend"I did not know that Robert Reich had grown up with Michael "Mickey" Schwerner, one of the three young civil rights workers murdered by members of the KKK (who were also local law enforcement, very typical then) Paul Simon was friends with Andrew... See More » (3)
