Where can we learn about character and courage?

Regular people standing up for justice and equality. Better to let their acts speak for their own courage:

On June 10, 1963, nightsticks were raised and fire hoses turned on black residents, who dared to protest Danville’s resistance to the civil rights movement with a peaceful demonstration in front of Danville’s jailhouse.

The day was so vicious, it became known as “Bloody Monday” to honor the victims that day - nearly 50 brutally beaten and at least 60 arrested.

It has taken more than 40 years, but on Saturday, at the site of the attack - now Danville’s courthouse - firefighters were lined up in front of a fire truck, hoses rolled up tight, to applaud along with the rest of the audience as a historical plaque was unveiled to honor those who fought for equality.

Bloody Monday' marker dedicated, Dansville Register Bee, Dansville, VA