There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.Where Main Street Meets the River, 1953
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Hodding Carter II (1907–1972) was an American journalist, editor, and author. He is known for his work as the editor and publisher of the Greenville Delta Democrat-Times in Mississippi, where he wrote against segregation and for civil rights during the mid-20th century, despite facing threats and backlash.
1907–2022·lived 115 years
There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.Where Main Street Meets the River, 1953