My fellow AfroSpear blogger, Kevin Myles is the director of the Wichita NAACP branch. On Saturday, August 9th, they are celebrating the courageous efforts of two dozen young members of the Wichita Branch NAACP Youth Council who in the summer of 1958 held a historic lunch counter sit in at a local drug store.

Sit ins weren’t recognized as a tactic by the NAACP at that time so Kevin and staff are correcting the oversight with appropriate recognition fifty years hence. I think it’s a great gesture to yet another group of actionist heroes from a generation ago.

If you’re within driving distance and haven’t made plans for next weekend why don’t you try to make a trip to Wichita and enjoy the day’s festivities. I’m sounding the alarm for my friends and extended family in St. Louis, St. Charles, and Jefferson City, Missouri and other points in the lower midwest to saddle up a carpool posse and help the Kansans have a great time. You might even meet some historic figures before the day is over.

Kudos to Kevin and the Wichita branch for all the great work that you do.