Eloquent and eye-opening to those of us who only paid attention to the awful official history. By coming at it this way you expand the pain and remembrance but in doing so the grief we share and should not neatly tuck away. Thank you Dan.
This brought back memories of a sad, scary and confusing time for, then 12 year old me. Your documentation is very interesting. I hadn't realized what an important role James Brown played in diffusing the tensions in the communities.
Eloquent and eye-opening to those of us who only paid attention to the awful official history. By coming at it this way you expand the pain and remembrance but in doing so the grief we share and should not neatly tuck away. Thank you Dan.
This brought back memories of a sad, scary and confusing time for, then 12 year old me. Your documentation is very interesting. I hadn't realized what an important role James Brown played in diffusing the tensions in the communities.
Nice work Dan.
Thank you Jim! For more on the Godfather’s role, I highly recommend the excellent 2008 documentary, The Night James Brown Saved Boston.