tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post783276376425688948..comments2024-03-24T19:55:32.537-05:00Comments on The View from This Seat: In Memory of Addie, Cynthia, Carole, and DeniseLKSeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08860725174433173015noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post-60780686089630621422013-09-16T09:42:40.919-05:002013-09-16T09:42:40.919-05:00And then there was this from a friend who also is ...And then there was this from a friend who also is a member of Rainbow Mennonite Church. She wrote,<br /><br />"Thank you for this posting, Leroy. I can never think about this tragedy with out feeling emotional and reading your blog today is no exception.<br /><br />"The three who would be 64-yrs old are exactly my age. I like to think maybe they were the inspiration for my parents' involvement in the civil rights movement."LKSeathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860725174433173015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post-40630301409315307542013-09-16T09:39:58.379-05:002013-09-16T09:39:58.379-05:00Well, what can I say?
(Or didn't he read what...Well, what can I say?<br /><br />(Or didn't he read what I wrote about Michell Robinson Obama?)LKSeathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860725174433173015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355086750486200439.post-58004695014153416752013-09-16T09:37:56.531-05:002013-09-16T09:37:56.531-05:00The first response I received yesterday, from a &q...The first response I received yesterday, from a "Thinking Friend" from the South, was this one (and this is only the first part):<br /><br />"Thanks, Leroy. I hope you don't have a wreck today while driving forward by looking backward. I would think a simple glance in the rearview mirror, would be sufficient to go forward. <br /><br />"How can we make progress in race relations when all we hear is about the grave injustices of the past, but hear nothing about present progress or future hopes. Living in the past is a sign of senility. <br /><br />"We have a black President, a black Attorney General, and I would think those are tremendous achievements. somebody needs to recognize, and celebrate."LKSeathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860725174433173015noreply@blogger.com