[The NAACP is trying to organize community groups to stop the burnings.] It's kind of a church watch, like a neighborhood watch, ... Also, being sure that people who represent us in office make strong and positive statements that that must stop. |
Coretta, Betty and I had a very special relationship. We were known as 'the widows of.' And we often talked among ourselves about how difficult it was to be 'the widows' - the public expectations of us, our expectations of ourselves and, first and foremost, how to be the best parents to our children without their fathers. |
He always came home late, and he often came to bed without awakening me. Every morning, automatically, when I awakened, I would reach out and touch him, and he always would be there. Now, in the mornings, I still reach out. |
I refused to give up. |
The NAACP has always believed in integration of the public schools. But a debate has been raging as to whether that's still the position we should take. |
We knew the job was dangerous, |