I recently spent a weekend with a friend documenting historic black churches in Burke County, with the goal of visiting the final resting place of Ahmaud Arbery (8 May 1994-23 February 2020). It was a timely visit, as the three men responsible for his murder had all recently been found guilty and sentenced to life in prison for their act of racist vigilantism/lynching.
It gave me pause to think how much work still needs to be done to erase the attitudes that led to this heinous crime, though I’m encouraged that people of all races are just as repulsed by it as I am. While politicians continue to thread the needle with pie-in-the-sky philosophies intended to discourage any discussion of race, a majority white jury finding three white men guilty of lynching a young unarmed black man is proof that we have indeed made progress.
Thank you for this.
I totally agree with what you have said. Seems the world is going backwards. Thank you for sharing this.
Great comments . I am hoping we have enough Christ minded citizens to elect anti-racists. These posts are great.
I knew the founder of the Evangelistic Church and his family. His daughter and her husband were in college at Asbury when I was. We are still friends.
Maybe you can go to Indian Springs Campmeeting? There since 1890.
Well put, and and Amen, May we all go forward.
Thank you so much for sharing !!!
Thanks for sharing this.
Amen to your thoughts. And thanks for all you do.
Thank you for your courage!