God’s long summer of national commemorations
It happened over dinner. My colleague Mark Hicks mentioned that he was thinking about traveling from Chicago to Washington, DC, to take part in one of the commemorative events for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Freedom and Jobs. Our conversation swirled on eddies of history and present struggles. I grew increasingly excited, and I wanted to go too.
The next day Mark texted me: “You serious about DC?”
Two weeks later we flew to DC, the weekend before our school’s fall convocation. It felt a little crazy but just right.
