The other day, Ms. Latonya Jones led me through Hickman Hill, telling stories and sharing historical accounts of the old and historic African American community. She also taught me a great deal about one of Hickman Hill's native sons, the Rev. Willie Gray Hickman. Born in Hickman Hill in 1919, the Rev. Hickman was an influential AME Zion minister and community activist who was one of the unsung heroes of America's civil rights movement. I had long wanted to know more about him.
Month: April 2026
Stations of the Cross
It was the third Friday of Lent. I was driving through a rural part of Eastern North Carolina, coming back from somewhere, a lecture probably or something like that, and I was tired.
David Cecelski 