Americans have strong opinions on who belongs and who doesn’t.

The day after the election, I couldn’t concentrate. I paced my home, my neighborhood, went to the dentist, missed an important meeting, all because the outcome of our election stunned me.

I never met my grandfather, Harris M. Crist. He passed away before I was born and yet he has been a constant part of my Vineyard life.

“AIN’T I A WOMAN” Yelled Sojourner Truth Heard and felt deeply Among abolitionists And suffragettes too

“I’m gonna make it to heaven. Light up the sky like a flame. I’m gonna live forever. Baby, remember my name.”

When I was a child we would occasionally take up-Island excursions to Menemsha or Gay Head. En route, there would often be a stopover at Indian Hill.