The only way
In the 1950s, James Brazier, a Black man, was beaten to death in Terrell County, Georgia, USA. This was one of thousands of heartbreaking incidents that people of color endured during the Jim Crow era, during which racial segregation was enforced by the legal system of the American South. Before he died, his skull was crushed. After reading this story, I was reminded of a gospel folk song – Mother’s Last Word to Her Son. Perhaps some spiritual mother had whispered these lyrics into James's ea...
The only way
In the 1950s, James Brazier, a Black man, was beaten to death in Terrell County, Georgia, USA. This was one of thousands of heartbreaking incidents that people of color endured during the Jim Crow era, during which racial segregation was enforced by the legal system of the American South. Before he died, his skull was crushed. After reading this story, I was reminded of a gospel folk song – Mother’s Last Word to Her Son. Perhaps some spiritual mother had whispered these lyrics into James's ea...
