The Home Of The Brave

Grandma Stella reflects on the film ‘Till,’ expressing her outrage and disgust over the historical injustices depicted, questioning the meaning of ‘The Home of the Free and the Land of the Brave’ in light of ongoing prejudice.

I just finished watching the BAFTA award-winning film on Prime Video. It is called ‘Till.’ It enraged me! It disgusted me! It made me wonder why the United States of America is called ‘the Home of the Free and the Land of the Brave?’ How is it the home of the free when an innocent, carefree fourteen-year-old Black boy is dragged out of his bed to be tortured, lynched, mutilated, and whose body is dumped into the river? This was the very much loved only child of a widow whose husband was felled in action during WWII.

Today, the same kind of cruel, bloodthirsty, self-righteous monsters still exist. Those hate-filled, narrow-minded cretins still lurk amongst us. They are everywhere, in your neighborhoods, walking down your streets, everywhere! And you know what? They terrify me!