Progress
1994: Byron De La Beckwith...CHECK
(Rest in Peace: Medgar Evers)
2001: Thomas Blanton...CHECK
(Rest in Peace: Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley)
2002: Bobby Frank Cherry...CHECK
(Rest in Peace: Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley)
2005: Edgar Ray Killen...CHECK
(Rest in Peace: James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner)
NEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by Leann @ Tuesday, June 21, 2005
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I drove by a Baptist church this morning that had been burned to the ground and thought, "How is it possible that this kind of hate still exists?" I wish that jail fixed things like that, but only God can . . .
I agree...Only God can fix the hatred through the love that He puts into our own hearts. I just hope and pray that the families of the victims have found comfort in these verdicts. It may not be true justice when it takes 30 or 40 years to find someone guilty, but at least it can provide some sort of closure for the families. Progress is definitely a baby step process and it begins with every one of us NOT teaching hatred to our future generations and teaching God's Love.
When images like that appear (as they do in the movie "Mississippi Burning") that crush our hope...that is when we have to fight harder. If they crush our hope, then they've won. If we stop the fight, then they've won. No one said it was going to be easy to help MLK, Jr. achieve his dream, but each of us has a voice to use for good or for bad. What do you choose?
I think you know the answer to that, but I'll tell you anyway...by electing stronger leaders who aren't afraid to stand up for the cause and pass legislation that will mute their hate. But don't lose hope...the world is changed by each one of us making a difference in our little part of the world.
it's a different story of hate, but the HBO movie "SOMETIMES IN APRIL" is rivetting. and raises more questions related to the issue of hate.
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