CHARLESTON
On May 2 through 4, 2025, the Lowcountry will honor Louise Brown, who has carried the flag of diversity, equity and inclusion, equality, justice and freedom forward for over 80 years in and beyond the Holy City. “The Mother of the Movement” began holding her mother’s hand at the Cigar Factory Strike of 1946. Louise has never stopped since.
With a panel discussion at Parkside Church on Friday, May 2 at 10 am; A Friday evening party; a Saturday Brown family picnic and a Sunday celebration, the Lowcountry will salute our last Civil Rights hero of that era still well enough to remain in the fight. Even now, Louise was protesting on Daniel Island last week and stood as the lead Plaintiff in Brown vs. Charleston, the Federal Court case seeking to restore freedom of speech to the Holy City. Louise was present when her first motion was argued before Judge Norton in the Waring Federal Courthouse last week…