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demosincebirth

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26. I lived in the South in the 50's and 60's and nothing would surprise surprise me about what happened

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 12:48 PM

Jan 2013

then and what happens now. Don't get me wrong, many decent people lived in the south at that time, but there still is a strong undercurrent of racism there which you don't see in other parts of the country.

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The South's Shocking Hidden History: Thousands of Blacks Forced Into Slavery Until WW2 [View all] xchrom Jan 2013 OP

Slavery never ended loyalsister Jan 2013 #1

No, travel down to the Delta and observe the living conditions and "indentured" blacks Tutonic Jan 2013 #63

I fully agree loyalsister Jan 2013 #66

My father's family were sharecroppers near Meridian, Mississippi revolution breeze Jan 2013 #72

Awful dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #2

kr HiPointDem Jan 2013 #3

Chain gangs are not hidden. Just ignored. Scootaloo Jan 2013 #4

Some days I'm ashamed to be an American ... Scuba Jan 2013 #5

Our American Holocaust MrScorpio Jan 2013 #6

The mass graves are out there, they just need to be found. Scuba Jan 2013 #8

Are you referring to burial grounds? Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #18

Why would it matter? Scuba Jan 2013 #20

Thank you. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #32

It doesn't matter. They were robbed of their place in the sun, that they should have had. freshwest Jan 2013 #39

Worked to death or executed....what's the difference?... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #23

+1 you speak truth. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #47

the noose took the place of gas chambers SemperEadem Jan 2013 #12

Our 2nd holocaust. grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #54

"we want our country back..." SemperEadem Jan 2013 #11

Yeah, they want to live off what they stole from others - their freedom, their labor, their lives. freshwest Jan 2013 #40

So so true Euphoria Jan 2013 #57

Still happening... disproportionate sentencing for black folks and prison labor... Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #53

This is why I have no desire to live in the South. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #7

I live in TN and you are spot on. reflection Jan 2013 #15

"Oh, but the South is so put-upon and misunderstood!" in 3...2...1... Aristus Jan 2013 #24

It hurts to hear people bash the South reflection Jan 2013 #29

I agree. I grew up with a number of things about the South that I loved. Aristus Jan 2013 #30

The south is different as any internal colony is different. Other internal colonies include: HiPointDem Jan 2013 #61

Me, too, reflection. I had to move back to care for aging parents. Politicub Jan 2013 #51

Thank you. Kick. Rec. n/t Judi Lynn Jan 2013 #9

that is the country that the tea farts want to be taken back to SemperEadem Jan 2013 #10

+1000 Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #34

Right to Work. tclambert Jan 2013 #13

What Martin Luther King, Jr. knew: freshwest Jan 2013 #62

K&R idwiyo Jan 2013 #14

Thank you so much for posting. nc4bo Jan 2013 #16

But, but, states rights! ellie Jan 2013 #17

That is EXACTLY what people mean by "states rights" Hugabear Jan 2013 #28

Unless one is talking about Marijuana or DOMA hughee99 Jan 2013 #38

SMH Mr Dixon Jan 2013 #19

Slavery Just went corporate with Share-Cropping JCMach1 Jan 2013 #21

K&R Solly Mack Jan 2013 #22

If only the 14 year old black kid had been smoking a joint...many here would *applaud* his Romulox Jan 2013 #25

if the kid was 17 and black and had Skittles, some here would defend his killing CreekDog Jan 2013 #27

you are right about that. racism runs deep noiretextatique Jan 2013 #45

I must have missed those posts.... BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #48

I agree, Romulox, combine the "War on Drugs" and for profit prisons and we Uncle Joe Jan 2013 #43

I lived in the South in the 50's and 60's and nothing would surprise surprise me about what happened demosincebirth Jan 2013 #26

My family oral history has it ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #31

god.... BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #49

This is sickening...knr joeybee12 Jan 2013 #33

k&r shanti Jan 2013 #35

Rogue government? It can't happen here. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2013 #36

K&R gollygee Jan 2013 #37

omg uponit7771 Jan 2013 #41

Some years back a DUer recommended Douglas Blackmon's Slavery by Another Name malaise Jan 2013 #42

Thanks for posting that. LisaLynne Jan 2013 #50

Yes, I remember hearing an interview with him when his book came out. Hissyspit Jan 2013 #58

It is an excellent book malaise Jan 2013 #68

k&r. Thanks for posting this story. I had no idea... Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #44

They left out The Nadir when we were taught American history. NT. Warren Stupidity Jan 2013 #46

rec'd limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #52

I saw a documentary that dealt with this on PBS. Third Doctor Jan 2013 #55

See post #42. Hissyspit Jan 2013 #59

I have read many heartbreaking stories on DU . . . Brigid Jan 2013 #56

I always thought this was Jim Crow caseymoz Jan 2013 #60

I recently posted some photos.. SouthernDonkey Jan 2013 #64

K&R Land Shark Jan 2013 #65

Grew up in a very liberal state... im1013 Jan 2013 #67

I remember seeing a TV show decades ago, I think in the 1960s. drm604 Jan 2013 #69

Yes -- and for a good article about this subject TuxedoKat Jan 2013 #71

k/r marmar Jan 2013 #70