In ‘The Movement Made Us,’ A Son Writes A Stirring Tribute To His Freedom Fighter Father

By Mariette Williams ·Updated May 24, 2022

We often forget that Civil Rights heroes are real people. We read about their brave acts, but they remain two-dimensional, stuck inside the pages of our history books. But our heroes had families. They had sons and daughters who often witnessed the violence and trauma inflicted on their parents in the fight for freedom.

One of those sons is David Dennis Jr., who

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