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William J. Everett reflects on this year’s JustPeace Annual Gathering that took place earlier this month (March 6th-8th). The Gathering took place in Jackson, Mississippi to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Rides and focused on racial reconciliation.

As my heart was being warmed by this generous movie, with its superb performances by Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon, I remembered the second half of this drama, which played out in South Africa in 1997 and 1998. This was an equally important occasion, but much harder to film for Hollywood.

This week I made some presentations on South Africa and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to 8th graders at the nearby Waynesville Middle School. Most of them are heavily involved in the Peacejam Program…