Farewell to Another Fallen Hero

Fred L. Shuttlesworth, one of the civil rights pioneers, died yesterday, another fallen hero of the civil rights movement.

When I think of all that these people went through, some to the point of giving their lives to the movement, to gain equality, the right to vote, and the right to better education, it makes me shudder at how we take their efforts for granted today. We all benefit from their struggle. I'm not saying that everything is as it should be, but can you imagine where we'd be now, if it weren't for Dr. King, Rev. Shuttlesworth, Dr. Ralph Abernathey, the Freedom Riders, the Selma-Montgomery marchers, the Birmingham marchers, and everyone else who risked their lives for those rights?

We need to wake up and act like we appreciate what they've done for us!