We never really spoke about it. My parents definitely displayed courage. I’m the mother of four. I’m very protective, but I just don’t think that I possess that kind of courage. I know it was a different time, but as African Americans, my parents knew that if they wanted to see change in their lifetime, they had to step up to the plate to make that happen. And as we know, lots of people did that. Lots of people who made those bold sacrifices lost their lives. I remember driving up to the school, seeing all these people screaming. But in New Orleans that’s what we do at Mardi Gras. I thought we’d stumbled upon a parade. And so I