tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31956135.post1067933120393959989..comments2023-11-03T03:14:34.188-05:00Comments on Alabama Kitchen Sink: The Birthplace of the Civil Rights MovementSheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17482567840321600439noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31956135.post-35446129159287217522007-01-17T15:48:00.000-06:002007-01-17T15:48:00.000-06:00I'll have to check it out. I love Capitol Books. W...I'll have to check it out. I love Capitol Books. When I was a kid, it was located downtown near the movie theaters and I spent many an afternoon looking through the cramped aisles.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482567840321600439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31956135.post-21111700428207458882007-01-17T15:34:00.000-06:002007-01-17T15:34:00.000-06:00I too, walked by the Civil Rights Monument this we...I too, walked by the Civil Rights Monument this week, after I left in the middle of the inaugural ceremonies, having heard about all the petty politicians I could stomach. Lately I've been enjoying (perhaps not the right word!) a little booklet called <i>Touched by History: A Self-Guided Tour to Civil Rights Sites in Central Alabama (Special Montgomery Edition</i>, available at your local bookstore, if your local bookstore is Capitol Books. As the title suggests, this is a reprint of the Montgomery section from a larger work; the reprint benefits the Montgomery Improvement Association, founded in December 1955 to organize the bus boycott.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31956135.post-41053828289592147912007-01-15T16:27:00.000-06:002007-01-15T16:27:00.000-06:00Marion, thanks for the comment. The days of segreg...Marion, thanks for the comment. The days of segregation were a sad and mean time for America.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482567840321600439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31956135.post-19714215242164268102007-01-15T15:37:00.000-06:002007-01-15T15:37:00.000-06:00I got those tears I get when something touches me ...I got those tears I get when something touches me deeply when I read this, Sheila.<br /><br />A beautiful reminder against apathy!Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607220451457829777noreply@blogger.com