When an elderly Black woman is scorned and maltreated during a traffic stop by white officers in the Deep South, she draws a line in the sand. One phone call later, her son sets a series of events in motion that change the officers’ lives.
Mrs. Rosa Brown, an elderly Black woman, drove her old sedan carefully down the side road. She was heading home from her weekly grocery trip, and her mind was occupied with thoughts of dinner preparations. Suddenly, the wail of a siren broke through her concentration. Glancing in her rearview mirror, she saw the flashing lights of a police car. She pulled over and waited as two officers approached her vehicle.
Mrs. Brown’s hands tightened on the steering wheel as she met their mocking gazes. She had seen this kind of situation countless times before. Mrs. Rosa Brown was a woman of quiet dignity and strength. At 75, she had seen more of life’s trials and triumphs than most. Her hair, once jet black, she now wore as a…..Read Full Story Here……….
