Pope Francis was the rare leader who made us want to be better people. In his humility and his gestures at once simple and profound – embracing the sick, ministering to the homeless, washing the feet of young prisoners – he shook us out of our complacency and reminded us that we are all bound by moral obligations to God and one another.
Today, Michelle and I mourn with everyone around the world – Catholic and non-Catholic alike – who drew strength and inspiration from the Pope’s example. May we continue to heed his call to “never remain on the sidelines of this march of living hope.”
That’s because Julius Rosenwald who was President and owner of Sears, started over 5000 schools for blacks in the south during segregation, pre 1954. It was not just the Sears merchandise, it was the Sears mission. Blacks were friends to Sears because Sears was a friend to us!
During the family reunion, I walked through downtown Coffeeville, MS with my family, and the history of #segregation & Jim Crow was everywhere. First, a new mural depicts the segregated Hamblett Hotel in town, (long closed). It shows a Black butler attending to White guests 1/N