Dr. King Would Be Smiling
Today I went to Capitol Hill to pick up tickets from the office of Senator Jeff Sessions. The lines were very long extending from each door onto the street. I stood between a black couple from Orlando and a Hispanic couple from Waycross, Georgia. We each shared our jubilation about being Americans at this time in history. Later, I walked to the capitol to view the site where the swearing in ceremony would take place. People from all across the globe were taking pictures. Television crews were pulling people to the side and interviewing them.
Later, I rode down Pennsylvania Avenue with Lowndes County Commissioner Charlie King to see the viewing stands for the parade. The crowds were growing by the hour. A man stood on a street corner holding a sign which stated "MLK would be smiling today." At the Mall area near the Washington Monument we decided to walk. Commissioner King reflected on the role of Lowndes County in the Voting Rights Movement and our sense of purpose for being here to witness the results of that struggle unfolding.
Faya Rose Sanders, founder of the National Voting Rights Museum and I spoke briefly. She mentioned that her children were preparing to attend the coveted MTV Ball. Mary Waters, a native of Greenville, former Floor Leader of the Michigan legislature, and a recent Congressional candidate expressed her excitement about being here. Ninevah Rudolph Lowery, the great granddaughter of Rosie Steele, is here with her two children. Rosie Steele provided one of the campsites in Lowndes County for participants in the voting rights march. Her grandmother, Gardenia White was the lead plaintiff in the landmark civil rights case, White v. Crook, which ruled that Alabama could not exclude blacks or women from serving on juries. I asked Ninevah how she felt about being here. Her response was, “Although I do not have tickets to the swearing in ceremony, I want to be here to breathe the air with my children as Barack Obama takes the oath of office as President of the United States.” Dr. King would be smiling.
Later, I rode down Pennsylvania Avenue with Lowndes County Commissioner Charlie King to see the viewing stands for the parade. The crowds were growing by the hour. A man stood on a street corner holding a sign which stated "MLK would be smiling today." At the Mall area near the Washington Monument we decided to walk. Commissioner King reflected on the role of Lowndes County in the Voting Rights Movement and our sense of purpose for being here to witness the results of that struggle unfolding.
Faya Rose Sanders, founder of the National Voting Rights Museum and I spoke briefly. She mentioned that her children were preparing to attend the coveted MTV Ball. Mary Waters, a native of Greenville, former Floor Leader of the Michigan legislature, and a recent Congressional candidate expressed her excitement about being here. Ninevah Rudolph Lowery, the great granddaughter of Rosie Steele, is here with her two children. Rosie Steele provided one of the campsites in Lowndes County for participants in the voting rights march. Her grandmother, Gardenia White was the lead plaintiff in the landmark civil rights case, White v. Crook, which ruled that Alabama could not exclude blacks or women from serving on juries. I asked Ninevah how she felt about being here. Her response was, “Although I do not have tickets to the swearing in ceremony, I want to be here to breathe the air with my children as Barack Obama takes the oath of office as President of the United States.” Dr. King would be smiling.
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