It was 65 years ago that 4 African American students at North Carolina
Agricultural and Technical College did a sit-in at a Woolworth’s white-only
lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C. and provoked a wave of similar sit-in protests
across the country.  This courageous act fueled civil rights protests and
eventually led to congressional legislation enshrining Civil Rights for all
Americans.  For the past 65 years- and more, we have lived with, and struggled
with embodying this truth: ‘We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men
are  created equal…’ It is a truth that no demagogue can dislodge.

From his earliest years, Jim Glaser was a child of the woods. Jim has two wonderful daughters who live close to each other in Southern California. Besides walking in Nature he has always spent his days writing poetry and sharing it with others whenever he can. He also loves to play the banjo for friends and strangers and accompany it with simple folk songs.  He believes we are all brothers and sisters of Nature.

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Photo credit: Frank LoBuono