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The first thing I noticed
when I became a mother was that my hands were busy. All the time. Rocking, carrying, swaying,
always full. One hand for him, and one hand for what he needed. When it came time
to place him down so he could make
his own way around, I touched every inch of him. Every bend. My hand knew him
with my eyes closed. Just like I'd know his laughter in a crowded room. It's the same thing
when you know all of someone
when I became a mother was that my hands were busy. All the time. Rocking, carrying, swaying,
always full. One hand for him, and one hand for what he needed. When it came time
to place him down so he could make
his own way around, I touched every inch of him. Every bend. My hand knew him
with my eyes closed. Just like I'd know his laughter in a crowded room. It's the same thing
when you know all of someone
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The first thing I noticed
when I became a mother
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was that my hands were busy.
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All the time.
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Rocking, carrying, swaying,
always full.
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One hand for him,
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and one hand for what he needed.
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When it came time
to place him down
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so he could make
his own way around,
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I touched every inch of him.
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Every bend.
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My hand knew him
with my eyes closed.
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Just like I'd know his laughter
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in a crowded room.
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It's the same thing
when you know all of someone.
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Movie Summary
In 1955, after Emmett Till is murdered in a brutal lynching, his mother vows to expose the racism behind the attack while working to have those involved brought to justice.
