We Shall Overcome The Inauguration

     Twice in the past 24 hours, the protest song "We Shall Overcome" causes a ruckus.

     If you were watching the CBS 8 live coverage of the

Inauguration this morning, you may have heard singing as Governor Bentley started his address....turns out it was a group of protestors, some of the same group that briefly lay down in the street in front of the Christmas parade last month in Montgomery.

This time they sent our a news release once the protest was underway:

This morning, a group of citizens from Selma, Montgomery, Birmingham and other cities and towns from around the state of Alabama interrupted Governor Robert Bentley’s inauguration address to sing “We Shall Overcome” and chant #BlackLivesMatter. The protest was organized by the Montgomery group Birthplace For Justice.

“In Montgomery, the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement, we’ve been far too quiet in seeking justice in our communities and in this country,” said Michael Eric Grant, a spokesman for the group.

“We protested today because in addition to it being the inauguration, it’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We’re fighting to keep his dream of unity and justice alive.”

     Not sure at this point if any arrests were made, or if they were escorted out of the area. Watch ANN throughout the day for updates.
  The King Holiday is set by Federal Law. But Alabama's Inauguration can be held anytime we want. 
    Why not change it by constitutional amendment. After all, we've already amended that 1901 document going on one-thousand times. Just move the inaugural to a Saturday or Sunday and allow the third Monday of the month to be just for King (Oh yea, for Robert E. Lee too. Today it is one of three confederate state holidays, one honoring Lee.)
 
     The other time the protest song caused trouble: some people attending a Catholic Mass on Sunday in Montgomery thought it was inappropriate to sing We Shall Overcome" as part of the liturgy, including some black parishioners.