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LSparkle

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2. My father was a minister and went to protests in the '60s

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 09:08 AM

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Met MLK Jr. when he spoke to a Chicago area ministerial group and when we moved to southern CA he participated in the Chicano moratorium march (that was when he began wearing a clerical collar to denote he was clergy). I remember listening nervously to radio news with my mother and sister after shots were reported at that protest but I was never more proud of him for putting faith into action. When I saw the pastor who was shot with the pepper balls, I couldn’t help thinking of Dad.

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