Really?
Are you that narrow minded that you can't comprehend the significance of this day in history and how that walk across the Edmund Pettis Bridge changed things for today?
I happened to be there today, in Selma, AL, with my wife and two of our children, both daughters, and I can tell you it was a very moving experience not just for me but for my family and well.
Some of you may know that mine is a blended family, a mixture of Black and White. As my wife and I and our two daughters (her biological White child and our bi-racial child) walked among the masses, we noticed a few things. First, there weren't just Black people present. Yes, as expected there were White people there, too, lots of them just as there were White who marched with Dr. King 50 years ago. But I also observed people from other nationalities there, too. I saw a small group of Japanese people there, a Korean couple, a few Mexicans and two French girls were there, too. This place - Selma, AL - and the commemoration of the history walk that took place 50 years ago meant something to alot of people. Certainly, many people came hoping to get a glimpse of the President speak. But most were there just to be part of history and to reflect on what that march from Selma to Montgomery truly meant not only for Black people fighting for their right to be including in the American fabric. But people were also there to share in the fruit of the sacrifice many of the marcher made on that day. And I observed other people taking stock in the great human tapestry MLK, Jr and other civil rights leaders envisioned 50 years ago, as well.
People helped each other. They said hello. They were kind and considerate toward one another. And when I looked around me and saw my America not merely in Black and White, but in multi-color without a single negative incident taking place, I have to say I was never more proud to see ordinary people come together to share in an historical moment and want nothing but good will upon their fellow man.
