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bigtree

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2. absolutely right, SoCalDem

Reply to SoCalDem (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 04:22 PM

Mar 2012

It appears a bit schizophrenic, in the way that America's conscience seems to have turned on a dime, as we look back through our advantaged perspectives today. I'm not surprised to find many folks still unsettled, cynical, and still feeling a bit adversarial toward America as a whole; even today.

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It was just under 50 yrs ago that the Civil Rights Act passed. It was so close behind us. [View all] bigtree Mar 2012 OP

People live a LONG time, and often forget that until quite recently SoCalDem Mar 2012 #1

absolutely right, SoCalDem bigtree Mar 2012 #2

I knew the daughter of a Civil War vet The Genealogist Mar 2012 #3

Yup. And in less than 50 years since it was passed MineralMan Mar 2012 #4

the progress is undeniable bigtree Mar 2012 #5

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