#617 Evidence- Alexis Pauline Gumbs
We are five generations ahead of an era (the twenty-first century) that is referred to as “The time the silence broke.” It is an enlightened era where no punitive actions are necessary and justice is in remembering. This story is evidence of past bravery of those who broke the silence, of those who came out from underground and gave the world power through love.
“You affirm our collective agreement that in the time of accountability, the time past law and order, the story is the storehouse of justice. You remember that justice is no longer punishment. You affirm that the time of crime was an era of refused understanding and stunted evolution. We believe now in the experience on the scale of the intergalactic tribe.”
Future witnesses are writing to the past leaders and writers to thank them for being brave, and breaking the silence. It’s a bit self-referential as the writer they are quoting is Alexis Pauline Gumbs herself (who also writes a letter to her younger self). Overall, this is a successful story. There is nothing wrong with a utopian look to the future. This story is filled with hope and it’s a call for strength.
Notable Passage: “We have been wrong all along. Blood is not money. Money is not Food.”
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