I was born in 1981. January, 04, in fact.
Michael Donald was hanged in Mobile, Alabama March 20th, 1981 when I was 2 months old.
Did you know about this? I sure didn't.
Some would say its silly to apologize for slavery in the 1860's when "we" didn't have anything to do with it. Is it cool if I apologize for a lynching in my life-time?
I'm sorry for those who thought this was a good idea.
I was 23 when this happened. I remember it well. One thing I remember, which was very bad in itself apart from the real tragedy, is that police at first called it a drug-related death. It wasn't until Jesse Jackson became involved that the truth came out.
ReplyDeleteI am about to post on this! For some reason, the show last night made me extrememly mad. I am not sure why though. I did fall asleep 30 minutes through so maybe if I had watched the whole episode I would not be as mad.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I am exactly one year and 2 days older than you! Ha. I am not a fan of my birthday. People are always out of town or recovering from their New Years and can't/won't celebrate my b'day with me! :( Sad panda!