She stood alone on the downtown Clarkesville square, quietly expressing her concern for the nation. Cars and trucks passed as she stood for hours in the sweltering heat, holding an upside-down American flag.
Her solitary stand came on a day of coordinated demonstrations nationwide, calling attention to what participants say are growing threats to democracy and civil liberties.
She arrived at 10 a.m. and remained throughout the afternoon, quietly making her stand.
“I’m here because it’s important to speak,” she told Now Habersham. “I’m nearing the end of my life. I have much less in front of me, much more behind me, and I have concern for what I might be leaving behind for those that are younger.”
Though slowed by age, her conviction remains strong.
“I can’t do some of the things I used to do,” she said. “But I can come stand here with my ‘we are in trouble flag.’”
