In a couple of weeks, my husband and I will be part of a group of travelers from All Together Williamsburg heading south for a Road Scholar trip, “The Civil Rights Movement: Atlanta, Montgomery, Selma, Birmingham.”
It’s a trip I’ve wanted to do for many years, having long marveled at the spiritual fortitude of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and all those who persisted in the struggle for racial equality in the face of violence. Our tour feels especially timely today, when the fruits of that struggle are being challenged daily, and the quest for nonviolent solutions to social and political conflict feels more elusive than ever. This week’s killing of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk is the latest in a wave of assassinations and attacks stoking outrage and talk of retaliation, so