by James Melson | Sep 1, 2021 | 2021, Weekly Reflection
Ruby Bridges, age 6, escorted by federal marshalls White mob protesting Ruby Bridges integration of William Franz Elementary School in New Orleans Next week the academic year begins for those students in public school systems that start after Labor Day. In 1960 school...
by James Melson | Aug 25, 2021 | 2021, Weekly Reflection
The Little Rock Nine With Their Mentor and Local Civil Rights Leader Daisy Bates Elizabeth Eckford Confronted by a White Mob Little Rock Nine Enter Central High School Guarded by Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Many public school systems started classes this week. Some...
by James Melson | Aug 18, 2021 | 2021, Weekly Reflection
As we approach the start of another school year, there are still concerns about the impact of COVID-19 on a third academic year in a row. Will students and their families have anything like a “normal” school experience in 2021-2022? Now try to imagine what it was like...
by James Melson | Aug 11, 2021 | 2021, Weekly Reflection
Charlottesville, VA – Unite the Right Rally August 11-12, 2017 Charlottesville, VA Unite the Right Rally August 11-12, 2017 Charlottesville, VA Robert E. Lee Statue Removed July 13, 2021 Four years ago this week, the Unite the Right Rally was held in...
by James Melson | Aug 4, 2021 | 2021, Weekly Reflection
Three Civil Rights Workers Murdered During Freedom Summer of 1964 Murdered Civil Rights Workers’ Burned Out Car Found in June 1964 Murdered Civil Rights Workers’ Bodies Found August 4, 1964 Fifty seven years ago this week, the bodies of three men were found in an...
