The Vacant Lot — Ron Jones

Racism is always there. Just under the surface. Waiting. So it is with the book you are about to read. It was prompted by my visit to Missouri. I met these three high school students that told me about their life. A vacant lot where a black family's home was burned to the ground. The lynching of a brother. Their school with a memorial bomb next to the flag pole. Children that feel alone and threatened. Children that sing outloud for freedom. Children where black lives matter.