'Be a part of the response,' says Sister M. Antona Ebo

Submitted on March 31, 2010
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By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@stlouisreview.com
Sister Mary Antona Ebo, center, led the civil rights march in Selma, Ala., on March 10, 1965, with other women religious, clergy and laypeople from St. Louis. The march was stopped by police only a half block from its starting point. “I feel privileged to come to Selma,” Sister Antona said at the time. “I feel every citizen has a right to vote.”
Sister Mary Antona Ebo, center, led the civil rights march in Selma, Ala., on March 10, 1965, with other women religious, clergy and laypeople from St. Louis. The march was stopped by police only a half block from its starting point. “I feel privileged to come to Selma,” Sister Antona said at the time. “I feel every citizen has a right to vote.”
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For Sister Mary Antona Ebo, the question of getting involved in social justice is answered in Matthew 25: 31-46 when Jesus replies: "Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me."

"We have a responsibility to speak up and become a part of that response," said the Franciscan Sister of Mary who is well known for her own response.

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