Two elders of the southern Freedom Movement share stories of “veterans of hope” who found courage in their spirituality and commitment to justice and democracy.
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Nearly 40 years have passed since the summer of 1961, when we left Chicago to enter the powerful and transformative world of the southern Freedom Movement. We had just celebrated our first wedding anniversary. Rosemarie, who was born in Chicago, was working as an elementary school teacher and church-based social worker when we met. Vincent had come to Chicago from New York to study history at the University of Chicago and to serve as interim lay pastor at a small, southside Protestant congregation.