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44. I remember the tales my Mom told me

Thu Aug 10, 2023, 02:48 PM

Aug 2023

About growing up in the south. Sharecroppers farm workers. Her lily white skin didn’t have a racist bone in her body. She declared that going camping was like having an outhouse and she wasn’t interested. She was about 10 before they lived somewhere with indoor plumbing. Rough life. She moved up north and worked.

Too tired to write more so will stop there. I feel like I lived your experience.

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"We do it for George." [View all] AverageOldGuy Aug 2023 OP

Geez 😢 blm Aug 2023 #1

Skulking cowards then and now. dchill Aug 2023 #2

Powerfully written. You clearly put some time into this. It is very well crafted. I was a writing Amaryllis Aug 2023 #3

Agreed! nt crickets Aug 2023 #4

Yes, that's an excellent way to Cha Aug 2023 #20

Yes! Bluesaph Aug 2023 #22

I kicked with a rec and a reply. And 8 will kick again just cuz AKwannabe Aug 2023 #28

Indeed. calimary Aug 2023 #29

Maybe a Letter to the Editor or an Op-Ed if there's a paper near the writer that's open to this POV. TheRickles Aug 2023 #33

Or submit to DAily Kos or .... anywhere you could submit it to get more exposure. Amaryllis Aug 2023 #34

I agree, Amaryllis! Powerful writing! nt Trueblue Texan Aug 2023 #46

They have called themselves many thing in the decades since. mercuryblues Aug 2023 #5

Nothing neo about these nazis gratuitous Aug 2023 #11

Spot on!! K&R onetexan Aug 2023 #45

Thank you for writing this ... n.t. doublethink Aug 2023 #6

I was a small child when George Wallace ran for president in 1968... DemocraticPatriot Aug 2023 #7

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Thank you for this -- thank you Hekate Aug 2023 #8

Stochastic terrorism has been around for a long time central scrutinizer Aug 2023 #9

The fact that you got out of Dodge as soon as you could... brush Aug 2023 #12

Way past time to soldierant Aug 2023 #13

You thrownin' down some old time radio vibes? johnp3907 Aug 2023 #15

Possibly even before radio. soldierant Aug 2023 #16

I had a uni professor who grew up ExWhoDoesntCare Aug 2023 #25

He whips them up... Tesha Aug 2023 #14

A whole lot less I'm willing to bet. Ligyron Aug 2023 #19

I just read Fever In the Heartland about the KKK in the 1920s Hamlette Aug 2023 #17

... Cha Aug 2023 #18

And, look at all the current attempts Cha Aug 2023 #21

I think it's so important for stories like this to be told. mountain grammy Aug 2023 #23

Very good read. Thank you for writing and posting. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2023 #24

Glad you posted this. byronius Aug 2023 #26

Talk about chills..? AKwannabe Aug 2023 #27

Excellent essay! burrowowl Aug 2023 #30

Thanks for your story and memories canetoad Aug 2023 #31

Now the Klan legally carries weapons of war. mucifer Aug 2023 #32

+1 MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2023 #47

Thanks for the powerful comparison, AverageOldGuy. Hortensis Aug 2023 #35

Reactionarianism, standing in the filth of.... jaxexpat Aug 2023 #36

I do it for George... LeftLife Aug 2023 #37

Powerful, well written, chilling Wild blueberry Aug 2023 #38

Were you ever able to tell the watchman how you felt? (this is long too. :) Maru Kitteh Aug 2023 #39

You have made an important point KT2000 Aug 2023 #40

Thank you for a great post.I was born in 1945, raised in South Carolina, left in 1967 after collage spike jones Aug 2023 #41

I often use the word confederacy here on DU BaronChocula Aug 2023 #42

Great post. Recommended. Pinback Aug 2023 #43

I remember the tales my Mom told me LittleGirl Aug 2023 #44

Excellent post. llmart Aug 2023 #48

I wish I could JustAnotherGen Aug 2023 #49

Thanks for this post. TdeV Sep 2023 #50