John Merrow and his wife joined a group to tour historic sites of the civil rights movement in Mississippi. His post contains the stories and photographs of those frightening times when people put their lives at risk for the right to vote, the right to equal treatment before the law.
He recounts history that must not be forgotten: the story of Medger Evers, brutally assassinated; the story of the murder of Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman, brutally murdered and buried in an earthen dam; the black church, one among many, burned and rebuilt.
I remember these events vividly. I followed them daily in the news. This past is not past.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
The U.S. is now on the cusp of repeating that past thanks to Donald Turmp and the deplorable Republican Party. In fact, it has already started.
This is not ancient history . To me it is current events. I attended Queens College only a few years after in 1969 . Part of me is torn by the populist argument . But in conversations that I have had with Trump supporters I find little evidence that Trump’s appeal was not Racism. Take the Business wing of the Republican Party add it to the racists and we have Trump. Just look at the the opinion polling after the election.
Another thing that is not ancient history is an America with out effective Unions . Not when my father was a young worker in the 1920’s and Unions had almost been totally crushed.
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-his-supporters-and-the-persistence-the-reality-gap
http://www.salon.com/2016/07/06/the_disturbing_data_on_republicans_and_racism_trump_backers_are_the_most_bigoted_within_the_gop/
“James Chaney’s grave has been vandalized so many times that some local citizens have welded bars to keep it from being toppled over. The bars are clearly visible behind the tombstone.”
The vandalism of the gravesites is evidence that the race-based hate has not gone away.
Like the Holocaust, we must never forget The Freedom Riders and their ill fated mission. We should remember the sacrifice they made any time Trump and the deplorables try to step on the Constitution.
We need to observe how nature processes and balances. There are four elements on earth:
1) water (tsunami, iceberg),
2) wind (hurricane),
3) fire (volcano), and
4) land (mountain, mudslide)
Being human with a brain power, we must use our logical mindset to guide us to live in peace with harmony and loving.
If we use force to confront other force, then damage would occur to both forces. However, we need to adapt and to persuade logically in every situation. The best example is Saint Mahatma Gandhi’s style in peaceful stop spending power on English products = paralyzing English business earning power.
Here are Saint Mahatma Gandhi’s quotes:
1) Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. (Hopefully, all people who attend a special Christmas dinner to honor Dr. Ravitch on Sunday, December 11, 2016, will enjoy happiness according to Saint Mahama Gandhi.)
2) The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. (This is to remind all corrupted BILLIONAIRE business owners to concern the well-being of educators and students in TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL)
3) Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. (This is to remind all educators and political analysts who want to move away from USA)
4) If we want to reach real peace in this world, we should start educating children. [in a whole child education concept as per Dr. Ravitch’s suggestion] (my emphasize).
5) The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. (This is to remind corrupted media and academic personnel in using their proper writing and analysis.) Back2basic
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