On June 26th I boarded the bus caravan in New Orleans en route to Biloxi, Mississippi for lunch and then Selma, Alabama for the night. There were people from different organizations on the bus and one of the intentions was to have conversations about current struggles and ways to move forward through them. The energy on the bus was upbeat and playful. I was on the best bus in that I was traveling with a group of talented, playful, intelligent and fun high school students. They brought "Dougie" the puppet with them along with songs, jokes, statements on intention for the Social Forum and great energy.
Upon arriving in Selma we I had an abrupt awakening to the nature of southern racism.
Read about it here:
http://houston.indymedia.org/news/2007/07/59407.php
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