PEGGY TROTTER DAMMOND PREACELY

I wanted to post today on the date of the official Electoral College vote, because I assumed—correctly, to my dismay—that there would credible threats of violence against electors in states that Joe Biden has certified wins (including singular and multiple recounts).  I wanted to share a poem I wrote while in Georgia as a SNCC volunteer in 1962,  after the home we were staying in was shot up—because we were there... While I appreciate the recent solidarity of Republicans and Independents horrified by these current threats pronounced on behalf Trump and the GOP, unfortunately for centuries the go-to move for those fearing fellow citizens of color acquiring equal rights has been violence vs. respectful dialogue... And for me nearly sixty years later, the continued desire to suppress the right to vote is all still very Telling...