Kenny wakes up as they pull into the rest stop off I-75. There’s not much here, but he’s hungry and needs to relieve himself, so he gets out. Daddy is driving them to Birmingham to see Momma’s family. Kenny’s older brother Byron has gotten into trouble and they are leaving him in Birmingham with Momma’s … Continue reading The Watsons go to Birmingham – 1963
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This Week: January 14th
I grew up just outside of Atlanta - the city too busy to hate. I went to college in downtown Atlanta near the Auburn Avenue district and was privileged to watch the funeral process for Hosea Williams in 2000. I have walked the streets where Martin Luther King, Jr and John Lewis marched. I have been in the … Continue reading This Week: January 14th


