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”
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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”