I just finished watching an interview with Dr. James Bevel( who is a good man). Alas, one thing that I must comment upon is the glowing picture of the Civil Rights struggle and the legacy of the 60s that many such as him wish to, want to, and do paint. He stated that he was so "joyful that the Civil Rights struggle came about and ended with no bloodshed." Just because no Black person picked a brick and didn't lay out some white man( although I know that some did) doesn't mean that there was no bloodshed. How can you look past Emmett Till, Schwerner, Cheney, and Goodman, Medgar Evers--- and those are only a HANDFUL out of HUNDREDS who died JUST IN THAT DECADE. Not to mention the thousands of people lynched and beaten and tortured and harrassed and intimidated by white men in the decades between the end of slavery and 1965-1970. God help us all. Alas, yes Johnson did sign the goddamned Voting Rights Act, but HE WAS NOT YOUR FRIEND. I just dont know what goes through these people's mind as they try to sanctify--no deify people like Johnson. I am not saying he was satan-- but he was a white man and his agenda simply included pacifying your ass before all hell broke loose. If ANY from that era was even CLOSEST to being a person of integrity and who might have been sincere in his dedication to the acheivement of dignity for ALL people it was Robert Kennedy-- and they killed him. Indeed, the Civil Rights struggle did not END people simply just got tired. There are still things that need to be done. Another thought, related but not quite the same-- something to think about-- Take a look at the Women of Brewster Place --and the ending scene where they tear down that wall to at last free themselves and get rid of their oppression-- this is what needs to be done. I think that scene holds a lot of meaning and is something that should be thought about by everyone who cares anything about the struggle for human dignity and integrity.