We March
Aaron and Ezra along the Dequindre Cut, June 6, 2020. At Milliken State Park, Detroit, June 6, 2020 The first big march that I remember attending was in 1983. I had a summer job in Washington, DC, and the parking garage I used was just off the mall. Attending the 20th Anniversary of the March on Washington was easy. That's mostly what I remember: it was easy. There was no risk. Many of the speakers that day had also been at the original event in 1963, but I confess I don't remember any of them, or even if I ever got close enough to hear them. For me, anyway, it was more of a festival event than one of risk. Civil rights that were dreams in 1963 seemed, if not yet assured, at least expected by 1983. In 2020, my expectations have been battered. In a stunningly fast sequence, we've seen evidence of the dangers of jogging while black , sleeping while black , birding while black , and, finally, breathing while black . The protests started almost immediately aft...