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Going Out East
The first leg started out pleasant, an unhurried drive to Branson airport, a plane change in Atlanta that involved merely strolling across from Gate 7 to gate 4 in the same terminal and grabbing a sandwich along the way, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Zellner, Civil Rights, Maltese Falcon, marideth sisco, story telling, travel
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An Evening With Bob Zellner
ON THE ROAD — Raining in Wilson, NC, where I spent yesterday evening with Bob Zellner, author of “Wrong Side of Murder Creek” and a member of SNCC in the 60s — a southern white boy getting his head beat … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, Bob Zellner, Civil Rights, marideth sisco, NAACP, NC, SNCC, Wilson, writing research
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Back to “It’s So Small!”
– the nation’s capitol, that is. Heading into town, we drove right by the Pentagon, caught a glimpse of the 9/11 memorial, whizzed by the back side of the Lincoln and into town, waved at the White House and the … Continue reading
Posted in Going South
Tagged Civil Rights, marideth sisco, research, travel, underground railroad, Washinhton DC
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First impression of DC — It’s so small!
Arrived in Falls Church late in the day and met Judy’s husband, mother and father-in-law at an Olive Garden restaurant for supper. Judy’s mother, Lucille, was a friend and mentor to a trio of too-smart teenagers, including me, as we … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Rights, family, friends, Kindle, marideth sisco, Robinson Crusoe, travel, Washington DC
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Thoughts and Points of View on the Presidency
The next day, after re-running the gauntlet, dropping off the car and stopping by for lunch and a private interview with Signe, we were off to Norfolk (pronounced, I learned, NOR-fk). All went well until we turned off I-85 onto Virginia Highway 58, … Continue reading
Onward to Margaret’s House!
Atlanta is a jumble in my mind, except for some very clear images. Sitting in Barbara and Whitt’s living room amid all the art and color, playing sweet music and singing with people just met and known forever, until the wee … Continue reading
Heading South, 6
My first impulse, when discovering all the good and difficult work that SPLC does, was to come home, sell the house, store my stuff and come back down here and volunteer, because these guys (a figure of speech for which … Continue reading
Posted in Going South
Tagged Christian-identity movement, Civil Rights, journalism, SPLC
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