Robert Reich's piece today is about a childhood protector who grew up to get murdered by the Ku Klux Klan for trying to register Black voters.
This was a potent read and an excellent reminder: that violence has always been with us, that the rights being fought for today had to be fought for every step of the way, and that there will always be some who lose everything, while trying to do right in a world of people ready to protect their own power at any cost.
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https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/60-years-ago-today-they-murdered