My Women’s March Story

On the bus to Washington. I wore Georgia Gold.

At over 500,000 strong, the Women’s March on Washington made history January 21, 2017. I was there. I rode up on a charter bus from Decatur, Georgia (near Atlanta) and then jumped out about 12 hours later to chants of “Climb the wall! Climb the wall!” as a handful of us hoisted ourselves over a guardrail onto a bridge crossing the Potomac.

I felt ready for anything and had little idea what I’d be facing. I followed a sea…