Editorial: Civil Rights Marches

Editorial: Civil Rights Marches

ONE OF THE GREATEST LESSONS OFHISTORY IS IF YOU DON'T KNOW IT,YOU'RE DESTINED TOREPEAT IT.AS STUDENTS YOU MAY REMEMBERSTUDYINGCIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY, AND WHILELOOKING ATTHE OLD MONOCHROME PHOTOS YOUMAY HAVEWONDERED..WOULD I HAVE JOINED THE MARCH?WOULD I HAVE RIDDEN THE BUS?WOULD YOU HAVE SAID ANYTHING?DONEANYTHING?

STOOD FOR ANYTHING?STOOD FORANYONEOR WOULD YOU HAVE JUST WATCHEDINSILENCE?WE ALL LIKE TO THINK THAT WE'DHAVE FOUGHTFOR WHAT'S RIGHT.

WE LIKE TOTHINK WE'D HAVEBEEN ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS.

BUTIT'S AHYPOTHETICAL WHEN WE'RE LOOKINGATHISTORY.BUT WE AREN'T LOOKING AT OLDBLACK AND WHITEPHOTOS NOW.WHEN YOUR CHILDREN ANDGRANDCHILDRENASK YOU ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN2020, WILLYOU BE ABLE SAY YOU WERE ON THERIGHT SIDEOF HISTORY?

THAT YOU STOODBESIDENEIGHBORS, FRIENDS, CO-WORKERSAND EVENSTRANGERS AND HELPED HOWEVER YOUCOULD,WHEREVER YOU COULD, EVEN IF YOUDIDNKNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO.

ANDREMEMBER, SOMETIMES THE BESTACTION ISN'T ACTION AT ALL BUTSIMPLY LISTENING, SEEING ANDUNDERSTANDINI KNOW WE WILL FIGURE IT OUT, WEWILL KEEPTRYING TO CREATE A MORE PERFECTUNION.UNTIL THEN, BE SAFE, BE KIND.AND LOVE EACHOTHE