Our protest was about more than vindicating the right of black and brown people to eat in a restaurant without discrimination. For me, protest was a way to exert my humanity and claim that I am a person exactly like everyone else in our free nation.
That's why, at the age of 70, I engaged in civil disobedience to support my friends who need a path to citizenship, and was arrested. I decided to stand with them, just as my friends stood with me.
We need to do a lot of soul-searching, remember our history lessons -- and stand together.
When we're willing to put our lives on hold and use our bodies to stand up for good, we demonstrate that we're not afraid, and that we reject the politics of prejudice and paranoia. I'm willing to stand up for what is right, just like so many before me. Are you?
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