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Hoyt

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6. I bet we had very similar experiences. Heck, we had a governor in 1960/70s who rose to fame

Reply to Lint Head (Reply #5)

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 09:30 AM

Aug 2018

because he chased all Black people out of his restaurant with a gun or pick handle because he did not want to serve them.

I remember segregated schools, water fountains, restrooms, seating areas in many places, lunch counter and the protests that evolved, etc. I still know people -- wouldn't call them friends -- who consider those the good ole days and probably love trump. I do not like what we're seeing now, either. It's a little different, but just as ugly and wrong.

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Saw Blackklansmen today [View all] kimbutgar Aug 2018 OP

I saw it vercetti2021 Aug 2018 #1

I saw it. Same reaction in the theater. brush Aug 2018 #2

Will definitely see it. Grew up in South in 50s and 60s, saw the hatred live and Hoyt Aug 2018 #3

I'm with you. I grew up in S.C. in the 50s and 60s also. Lint Head Aug 2018 #5

I bet we had very similar experiences. Heck, we had a governor in 1960/70s who rose to fame Hoyt Aug 2018 #6

Yes. Most of what you mentioned I experienced. But not the governor rising to fame. When I first got Lint Head Aug 2018 #7

Segregated water fountains... mnhtnbb Aug 2018 #8

Silence, then applause when I saw it. femmedem Aug 2018 #4