Bettye Rogers Maye
Bettye Rogers Maye tells the story of growing up with her brother T. Y. Rogers, Jr. in the rural black belt of Alabama where he was, even at a young age, a fighter for equal rights. When Dr. King asked Reverend Rogers to move south from Philadelphia, she remembers asking Dr. King, “Why would you ask my brother to move south from Philadelphia? He’s going to get killed.” And Dr. King answered, “Now, why would you say that? I’m not dead.”
