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Civil Rights and the ‘Clock of Life’

July 22, 2013 by Allison Hiltz 18 Comments

The Clock of Life by Nancy Klann-Moren

Anyone who doesn't live in a hole knows that last week George Zimmerman was acquitted of all charges concerning the death of Trayvon Martin. I'm not going to go into my personal opinions about the case, but I will say that The Clock of Life came along at a time I was already considering the state of race relations in the United States.A white boy growing in small town … [Read more...]

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