You Don't Understand

On Tuesday morning at credentials an older African American lady was talking to a younger African American lady behind the desk trying to get her to give credentials for that day's convention. The young lady was polite but firm. The older lady said " I didn't come all this way not to go to the convention". She also explained "You don't understand". To her it was something that she probably could have never imagined. She probably thought that she would never see it in her lifetime. The younger woman said that she understood but the older lady didn't this so. This exchange put a face on how important this event is to the history of this country and how far we have come.