In 1862 Victor Hugo said, āSo long as ignorance and poverty exist on earth, books of the nature of Les MisĆ©rables cannot fail to be of use.ā Unfortunately, books of the nature of Les MisĆ©rables still cannot fail to be of use. Horrible stuff has been happening to innocent people who have been fighting for their lives these past couple years, and even longer than that. Stuff that our beloved characters had tried to fight for: The Black Lives Matter movement, Ukraine, Uvalde, and so much more. This barricade day should be in honor of everyone who's been fighting for their own rights, lives, and othersā lives. Itās what the Friends of the ABC did, and yet here we are still doing it now. Have a happy Pride Month (because we know everyone in Les Mis is very lgbtq+) and a very Happy Barricade Day!
