Atlanta, Georgia October 28, 2021 Chief Tomochichi stands proudly at the Millennium Gate Museum at Atlantic Station, his home for the next year or so while they ready his permanent placement at Rodney Cook, Sr. Peace Park in West End. The first photos I saw in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution struck me as wrong, the statueContinue reading “Chief Tomochichi and Monuments to Peace”
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MLK and the Swing Set
Atlanta- This is the backyard at the home Dr. King bought for his family. Something about this swing set really gets to me. I picture him laughing with his small children and being a regular person and it reminds me any one of us could change the world. I’ve visited his birth home, Ebenezer BaptistContinue reading “MLK and the Swing Set”
MLK Day: A Holiday for Caring and Community Service
Saturday, January 25, 2014 Posted by Debby Yoder, DECATUR, GA — The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday was designated as a day of service, “A Day On, Not a Day Off!” to honor his life and continue the work he began in the Poor People’s Campaign. Dr. King once declared, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘WhatContinue reading “MLK Day: A Holiday for Caring and Community Service”
March
Saturday, September 7, 2013 Posted by Debby Yoder, DECATUR, GA — Two days after commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, Congressman John Lewis gave the keynote address at the Decatur Book Festival. He was there to introduce the first installment of his comic book trilogy March, a firsthand account of his involvement inContinue reading “March”
Atlanta’s Warped Civil Right Legacy: The Sad Story of Paschal’s Restaurant
Saturday, January 19, 2013 Posted by Debby and Hubert Yoder, ATLANTA GA — The historic Paschal’s Restaurant and Motor Hotel, where much of the civil rights movement was launched, stands in ruins. Across the street shines a brand new Wal-Mart. Parts of the neighborhood are undergoing renovation with new condos and strip malls, while Paschal’sContinue reading “Atlanta’s Warped Civil Right Legacy: The Sad Story of Paschal’s Restaurant”
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