Elijah McClain: Say His Name
When being articulate, but different, can still harm you
5 min readJun 25, 2020
Elijah McClain. Say his name: Elijah McClain. As we are made aware of stories where black men are killed, accosted, or assaulted for walking down the street, Elijah McClain’s story hits harder for me personally. This was a sweet tempered young man who played his violin for lonely kittens during his lunch break.
His last words to the officers haunt me: “I am an introvert. I am just different.” Why does this story hit harder for me than the others? Because I have…
