Posted by Helen on: 02.11.2009 /
I liked this ABC news story (h/t Keep Believing blog)
Man Asks Entire Town for Forgiveness for Racism
Nearly half a century ago, in a very different America, Elwin Wilson and John Lewis met under a veil of violence and race-inspired hate.
Wilson, a young, white, Southern man, attacked Lewis, a freedom rider for Martin Luther King, in the “white” waiting room of a South Carolina bus station. The men had not seen each other again until Tuesday when, with “Good Morning America’s” help, Wilson approached Lewis again — this time offering an apology and a chance to relieve a burden he’d carried for more than four decades.
“I’m so sorry about what happened back then,” Wilson said breathlessly.
“It’s OK. I forgive you,” Lewis responded before a long-awaited hug.
Comment by: Doreen
1I’ve often wished I could be more like John Lewis….
Comment by: Helen
2Yes, I’m very impressed that he actually went back and asked for forgiveness.