Guest column: Lessons from Memphis can help with a crisis in democracy
Fred Morton
The Reverend Fred Morton is a retired Elder in United Methodist Church and native of Memphis TN. He has served churches in Memphis as well as served as Campus Minister at Murray State University. Currently he is involved with MICAH (Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope) where he serves as co-chair of Sub task group on Courts and Procedures.
“What can save our nation are movements which mobilize political action over the long haul — like the movements that have happened in Memphis.”
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