Mattie Jones turned 92 at the end of March. Friends, family, state senators and our U.S. congressman filled the First Congregational Methodist Church to celebrate her. I first met Mattie Jones a year ago when she spoke to a racial justice class designed for white allies. Jones is a civil rights icon in Louisville, Kentucky.

At the end of her talk, I introduced myself as she was about to schedule an Uber to get home. I asked if I could drive her instead. She said yes. For the next 30 minutes, I got to soak in more of her story. I will treasure that drive always. Now, as we remember Martin Luther King’s assassination on April 4, 1968, I want to share Jones’ story with you.

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Civil Rights Leader Mattie Jones: ‘You Have To Set Yourself Free’, by Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

Mattie Jones turned 92 at the end of March. Friends, family, state senators and our U.