Grace Boggs saw this as as a pivotal moment when she began to question the usefulness of protests.

“Just being angry, just being resentful, just being outraged, does not constitute revolution,” said Boggs.“

In a speech given in 1988, Jimmy Boggs said “We must put down our roots where we are and put our hearts, imagination, minds, and hands to work, so that we can empower ourselves and one another to create an alternative…”

Remembering Detroit’s Grace Lee Boggs | Michigan Radio

Amen to that Grace and Jimmy. Amen.