"the land of the tree and the home of the grave."

I'm shamed by my own efforts and those of America that I was only educated to this phrase today. (Though I was aware of Ms. Hamer's account.)

Thank you once again, Allison, for educating this ignorant white man, who should know so much more.

Of course, if people like Grump had their way, even those of us who are white (and otherwise indistinguishable from his supporters) would carry some permanent symbol on our bodies so that our status of "enemy" would be equally as obvious as the color of dark skin. And that is why I ALWAYS wear a shirt to say to them, "You have not won, and I do not believe in you" and to say to Black Americans, "While there may be little I can do, i WILL stand with you."