JLJun 21, 2024
Robert Reich
60 years ago today, they murdered my protector https://robertreich.substack.com/p/60-years-ago-today-they-murdered?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
60 years ago today, they murdered my protector

Friends, I’ve shared some of this with you, but today marks 60 years since it happened — when the Klan murdered my protector. I was always the shortest kid in school, which made me an easy target for bullies. To protect myself, I got into the habit of befriending older boys who’d watch my back.

Robert Reich
Jun 21, 2024 at 7:07pmWeb
Show threadepiPelagic PuckJun 21, 2024
@rbreich
Sending warm thoughts to you on this day.
Show threadTom O'BrienJun 21, 2024
@rbreich
Thank you for telling the story of this martyr, Robert.
Show threadBeverleyJun 21, 2024

@rbreich

I am so very sorry. Thank you for sharing Michael Schwerner's story. We should all honour the Mickeys of this world.

Show threadCOJones43Jun 21, 2024
@rbreich this made me so sad when I read it and it made me mad. Aren’t we supposed to be moving forward from stuff like this? It seems lately we are sliding backwards.
Show threadKenJun 21, 2024
@rbreich Excellent article Dr. Reich. Thank you for publishing this on the #Fediverse
Show threadFazal MajidJun 21, 2024

@rbreich Baruch Dayan Ha’Emet, Robert.

This murder is the subject of a famous painting by Norman Rockwell: https://www.nrm.org/MT/text/MurderMississippi.html

and also fictionalized in the film “Mississippi Burning”.

Murder in Mississippi

Show threadJLJun 21, 2024
@rbreich
stunning and tragic, thank you for sharing. Those young white people who stood up against racism in the early 60s have my greatest admiration and respect.
Show threadNicole ParsonsJun 22, 2024

@rbreich

That's what another Trump presidency means, letting bullies rule over us all, permanently.

Show threadTaya NielsenJun 25, 2024
@rbreich Will we EVER learn??