“You’re either the leader who leads in the front of the line, trying to be seen and simultaneously heard as being the leader. Or you’re the leader in the middle of the line… trying to listen to every conversation being held, second guessing his own leadership. Or you’re the leader in the back of the line, allowing others the opportunity to know that it is to be a leader. From the back of the line, you see the front and the middle of the movement, and most importantly, all those that fell down in the midst of being misled, that have gotten tired and discouraged from lack of service. And you can extend your hand to help them back on their feet.” -Benjamin Jermone “Shorty” Freeman, as told to Gregory Davis, a CLF Member incarcerated in Maryland
When have you witnessed leadership from behind?