The Selma to Montgomery march was part of a series of civil rights protests that occurred in 1965 in Alabama, a Southern state with deeply entrenched racist policies. In March of that year, in an effort to register Black voters in the South, protesters marching the 54-mile route from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery were confronted with deadly violence from local authorities and white vigilante groups. As the world watched, the protesters—under the protection of federalized National Guard troops—finally achieved their goal, walking around the clock for three days to reach Montgomery, Alabama. The historic march, and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s participation in it, raised awareness of the difficulties faced by Black voters, and the need for a national Voting Rights Act. :amerikkka:
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My cousin died on the street today. I thought he was safe in supportive housing, at least he was last time I saw him. He wasn't even in the same city. No idea what happened in between. He died in front of a combo rehab/emergency shelter. Police said they didn't suspect homicide or anything. Could've been anything, overdose, hunger, exposure, covid or pneumonia I have no idea.
He had some financial support because he had pretty hardcore schizophrenia, but between the supportive housing arrangement and his monthly government checks I thought he was 100% squared away. I could've checked in on him more often but he's on my asshole dad's side of the family, so I don't spend a lot of time with them now or growing up. I only met him a few times. I liked him, he took care of my granny a bit when she was in hospice/end-of-life care and would visit her every day. He was a hold out in a weird estate thing because he was worried the ghost of grandad would haunt him if he sold his portion and he refused to sign anything. The times we've met he seemed gentle and generally caring, I never understood why the family was so stand-offish around him but I was also shielded from any breaks or episodes growing up, too.
Sorry for your loss, comrade.
I'm so sorry for your loss. In reality you probably could not have done more than you already did. My best friend growing up is schizophrenic and I lost touch with him due to life. I suspect he may have passed.
You obviously have some amount of love for him if you're posting this now. If there is something or somewhere after this, I'm sure he appreciates you.