I was in kindergarten when Kennedy’s death happened. But I remember that the television news was on all day. There was a strange feeling in the air as everyone was in shock. My biggest impression (because of my age) was the horses that pulled the coffin. This was a horrible era for deaths of anyone trying to get civil rights for our black population. These same types are the former US Confederates and the MAGAs of today. It is my hope that the US republican party will implode and not recover for a generation. And then we must work hard to change our systems, our laws, our protections.
How fascinating that your father received a personal letter from JFK. Quite the historical piece of paper!
How did I never know any of this? Something to talk about over moving a few logs maybe.
I was in kindergarten when Kennedy’s death happened. But I remember that the television news was on all day. There was a strange feeling in the air as everyone was in shock. My biggest impression (because of my age) was the horses that pulled the coffin. This was a horrible era for deaths of anyone trying to get civil rights for our black population. These same types are the former US Confederates and the MAGAs of today. It is my hope that the US republican party will implode and not recover for a generation. And then we must work hard to change our systems, our laws, our protections.
How fascinating that your father received a personal letter from JFK. Quite the historical piece of paper!