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”

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”