I’m reading Bloody Lownden that my just graduated college son suggested. Kind of interesting in light of a comment battle I had recently with someone about how christians not too long ago treated each other like some muslims these days do. I was in third grade when I went to my first integrated school, and truthfully never realized the difference or issue at the time. High School in town that consolidated 6 schools at once, the black and white High Schools of 3 rival towns, had a lot of issues and shut downs.
Also interesting that when the federal government cracked down on the problem of white citizen vigilantes, the voters elected white sheriffs and deputies to carry it out. Very interesting in light of all the black lives matter and white cop shooting black in the news
I enjoyed this article very much. I salute Mary Church Terrell’s lifelong pursuit of a more just society, fighting for racial AND gender equality. It’s true that I had never heard of her before, and that’s wrong because her story is simply amazing, but the Brown case had national implications, especially in the state of Alabama where I’ve always lived. I can attest to you that we were distracted down here in the South, what with our lynchings and bombings. Forgive us.
Indeed, if I were to deign to attempt to improve on the the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. and one of his inspirations, the Unitarian Rev. Theodore Parker, it would be along the lines you suggest.
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but people of goodwill can bend–and keep–it toward justice.”
Thanks for the profile of this fascinating woman. I hadn’t heard of her before. Love reading about people who keep fighting the good fight into their last years, so I’m definitely getting the book.
Good article. Mary Church Terrell is the 17th portrait of Women’s Rights Activist framing the ERA Art project. You can follow the progress of this project on Twitter @QuakerNana
TPM is good about writing on history of Women’s Rights.
