This clock, from Denise McNair's grandfather's shop, was damaged in the Ku Klux Klan bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church.

On that day in 1963 time stood still. It sure did for Birmingham and Alabama.
We eventually got justice for Addie, Denise, Cynthia and Carol. It would be nice, comforting even, to look back on the successful prosecution and conviction of the Klansmen who killed them as a moment in time where a switch was flipped and the world instantly became more just. But that is not what happened.
Take what happened in Georgia – the brutal murder of Ahmaud Arbery as he was out for a jog. As in Alabama, justice in Georgia was delayed. Even a delay for two months is too long. It took a leak of the video last week showing his murder to spark a national outcry for the arrest of his murderers.
When I think of the Arbery case I think about the faces of the four little girls killed in Birmingham in 1963. Here's a photo of them – Addie, Denise, Cynthia and Carol. And the man below is Ahmaud Arbery.

These photos will forever be connected. All of their faces capture the hope carried by the kids who took to the streets to march for freedom and got hit by fire hoses, attacked by dogs, or even killed.
When that verdict came back "guilty" for the Klansmen it was more than a moment in history. It was about the victims and it was about justice. And the arrest of Ahmaud's murderers, albeit delayed, is a moment of justice in itself.
After we made history together in 2017 I told you that our victory reaffirmed the idea that in the face of all the division in the world today we could still come together and find common purpose. And I asked you to remember Dr. King's quote about the moral arc of the universe and how it bends toward justice.
Especially today, all of us have a responsibility to continue seeking common purpose and justice.
What happened in Georgia last week shows that as far as we have come, we still have such a long way to go. We must all reckon with horrible moments of racism and violence as well as more insidious forms of injustice like the massive disparities in education, health care, and other vital services – just take a look at how disproportionately the Coronavirus has impacted people of color.
The stakes we face in 2020 have never been higher. We are once again challenged to overcome division and come together to find common purpose. We all are going to have to do our part this year, not just at the ballot but confronting injustice as we see it every day.
That clock in Birmingham will always stand still. But it is our responsibility to make sure that our work seeking justice does not.
Thank you.
Doug Jones


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