Tag Archives: Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted on April 4, 2018 by lisakwinkler

I just started reading Mitch Landrieu’s  In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History. Landrieu, mayor of New Orleans since 2010 whose term ends this May, shares his personal reflections about the city’s decision to take down four Confederate … Continue reading →

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Oh, Oh Freedom!

Posted on April 6, 2015 by lisakwinkler

We joined my son and his family at his in-laws in Atlanta for Passover, the holiday that commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. The meal, the Seder, includes the retelling of the story, often accompanied … Continue reading →

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Based on a True Story: Movies, Plays, & a Concert & a Book

Posted on May 5, 2014 by lisakwinkler

Based a true story. That’s been the tagline of much of the culture I’ve either seen or read lately. Walking with the Enemy  claims to be less based and more “inspired” by the life of Pinchas Tibor Rosenbaum, a young Hungarian … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial

Posted on August 26, 2011 by lisakwinkler

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared December 7, 1941,  the day Pearl Harbor was bombed,  a “date which will live in infamy.”   For people of that generation- my parents were teenagers- that date sticks like glue in their minds. Sadly, … Continue reading →

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