But she worried that momentum had been lost. “I don’t feel as if that’s so now,” she said. Speaking about the Trump era, Soskin didn’t hold back: “It’s seemed to me that [Trump] has no idea what he’s doing. I think we’ve lost our sense of direction.”
For someone who had spent more than a century fighting for justice and truth, that uncertainty was deeply troubling. “And that’s terrifying to me,” she said, “because I’m going to leave the world in such a shape.”
A public memorial will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, her family has asked that donations be made to Betty Reid Soskin Middle School or toward completing her documentary film, Sign My Name to Freedom — a fitting title for a woman who spent her life doing exactly that.
Betty Reid Soskin didn’t just witness history. She corrected it. Preserved it.
And made sure it would never be forgotten.
What a life, what a legacy. RIP Betty Reid Soskin!
