We usually march here in our little town of Hillsborough, NC. The most remarkable things about Hillsborough's MLK Day events are

1. the miniscule number of white faces seen

2. And the difficulty in finding out what is planned. It is organized by the local NAACP and a coalition of Black churches. this year they actually printed a small item in the local weekly paper. A few years ago, I assumed the White establishment was responsible for squashing publicity, but I came to realize after a couple of years of making strings of phone calls to the churches and the local NAACP to try to find out where to show up and when, that many local African Americans really do not want white participation in the MLK events. We show up anyway, in the hope that doing so will keep the doors ajar for reconciliation.

Janie