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Major Hogwash

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35. I was lucky, the schools here weren't segregated.

Mon Nov 11, 2013, 02:51 AM

Nov 2013

When my older brother started going to school here in 1957, he had some white kids, as well as a few black kids, and some brown kids, and even girls in his grade at grade school!

When I started going to the same elementary school in 1962, there were 2 Indian (Native American) kids in the same grade, and we got along great.
One of them was a girl, and she was in my class and sat in the row beside me.
Boise, Idaho has the largest group of Basques living in America outside of the Basque region of Spain.
3 Basque kids were in my 1st grade class, and they taught me how to speak the Basque language a little bit, which is sort of like Spanish.

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For Those Of Us... Of Non-Tender Years... Name The School And The Year... You Were Integrated ??? [View all] WillyT Nov 2013 OP

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So... You Had A Problem With Busing ??? WillyT Nov 2013 #4

No. Why would you think I meant that? ann--- Nov 2013 #47

From the get go. Military brat. Half-Century Man Nov 2013 #2

obviously much older than you, but I cannot remember being in a non-integrated school. of course. niyad Nov 2013 #3

1953-54 Schultz School kindergarten, Detroit, MI. nt longship Nov 2013 #5

I went to school in PA. femmocrat Nov 2013 #6

started elementary school in 1961, already integrated in Pawtucket, RI NRaleighLiberal Nov 2013 #7

LOL !!! WillyT Nov 2013 #8

When I came to the US I went to a Catholic School in Tacoma WA gopiscrap Nov 2013 #9

Always. elleng Nov 2013 #10

:loveya: WillyT Nov 2013 #22

1965 - Summerlin Institute, Bartow, Florida csziggy Nov 2013 #11

1965, one boy and one girl, both upper middle class Warpy Nov 2013 #12

Some time after I graduated in 1972. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2013 #13

Hey, Manifestor, did you happen to catch Chris Hayes on Friday? Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #33

Yes, I saw that. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2013 #39

Most of my schools were in the west & SW newfie11 Nov 2013 #14

Like most military brats still alive, I don't really remember anything else. IrishAyes Nov 2013 #15

August 1962. Levelland, Texas. bmbmd Nov 2013 #16

My schools were 840high Nov 2013 #17

Tamalpais Union High School, 1911 Brother Buzz Nov 2013 #18

You Were In High School In 1911 ??? WillyT Nov 2013 #21

I don't know if our schools were ever segregated Brother Buzz Nov 2013 #23

The Dude With The Tie ??? WillyT Nov 2013 #24

Pat Paulsen really is in that photograph Brother Buzz Nov 2013 #26

Yeah... But There Is No Way You Were In High School In 1911... Unless You're 342... WillyT Nov 2013 #27

No, no, way back in the day, outr famous clock tower broke at 4:20 Brother Buzz Nov 2013 #29

That makes me think of a David Crosby song. :) Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #34

Front row -- third from the right? nt MADem Nov 2013 #31

Yes Brother Buzz Nov 2013 #36

If they had fun and got a little exercise, it's all good! MADem Nov 2013 #37

I played football for four years Brother Buzz Nov 2013 #41

+1 .... I wasn't terribly talented in the "team sports" categories! MADem Nov 2013 #42

I can remember separate bathrooms, entrances and drinking fountains as a very MuseRider Nov 2013 #19

Thank You For That !!! WillyT Nov 2013 #25

1958 Brackenridge High School, San Antonio, Texas. broiles Nov 2013 #20

Sept. 1965 susanr516 Nov 2013 #28

About 1964. raging moderate Nov 2013 #30

When I was small in Ohio our schools were integrated Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #32

My big sister went to South Houston for one year. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2013 #43

I was in the choir. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #44

I was lucky, the schools here weren't segregated. Major Hogwash Nov 2013 #35

T L Hanna H.S., Anderson S.C. 1964. Lint Head Nov 2013 #38

Robert E. Lee High School, Montgomery, AL, 1964 LastLiberal in PalmSprings Nov 2013 #40

Starkville, MS: 1982 Recursion Nov 2013 #45

Glenridge Middle quaker bill Nov 2013 #46

1956 North Texas State College (now UNT) Thirties Child Nov 2013 #48