At Canaan's Edge
Nm 13:1-2, 25 –14:1, 26a-29a, 34-35; Matt 15:21-28 Taylor Branch’s three-volumes on the history of the Civil Rights Movement are titled Parting the Waters, Pillar of Fire and At Canaan’s Edge. The final volume, which covers the years 1965 to 1968, reveals that the most difficult time for the movement was the struggle to achieve a permanent legal and social foothold for voting rights and genuine racial justice. It ends with Dr. King’s assassination and the first signs of the retrenchment America is still facing more than 50 years later. Entering the Promised Land was as difficult as ...