Category: civil rights memorial

+ american history, civil rights, civil rights memorial, history, james baldwin, martin luther king, jr, memory

Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Illusion of History

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The illusion of history does not serve to move us towards progress; rather, the myths that the illusions construct hinder any forward movement and in many ways serve to repel and repeal any progress towards equity and equality. The James Baldwin documentary I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1982) makes this abundantly clear. Dick Fontaine and Pat Hartley follow Baldwin as he returns to … Read More Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Illusion of History

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+ civil rights, civil rights memorial, history, keri leigh merritt, lillian e smith

Reflections on Lil

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As the date approached to unveil the historical marker honoring the life, work, and legacy of Lillian E. Smith I kept stressing over how many people would attend the event. I didn’t think, at any point, about how I’d actually feel during the ceremony itself. However, when the ceremony began on that cloudless spring day, with the birds singing in the trees and the … Read More Reflections on Lil

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+ african american literature, american literature, civil rights memorial, going to meet the man, james baldwin, rosa parks museum, southern literature, southern poverty law center, todd robertson, troy university, Uncategorized

“What are we teaching when __________?” Part II of “Why can’t we just move on? The past is the past.”

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Last weekend, I took a trip to Montgomery to visit the SPLC’s Civil Rights Memorial and the Rosa Parks Museum and Library. While at the Civil Rights Memorial, I came across an image that made me think about a lot of the recent posts I have been writing. Specifically, it made me think about my last post that seeks to explain why the past … Read More “What are we teaching when __________?” Part II of “Why can’t we just move on? The past is the past.”

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