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MineralMan

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4. Yup. And in less than 50 years since it was passed

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 05:25 PM

Mar 2012

The United States elected a black man as President. I remember the passage of the civil rights act. I was in high school, and I remember thinking, "Why did that take so long?"

Progress happens. It takes longer than it should, but it happens. Think back just 10 years, if you will. Did you think people of the same sex would be legally married in less than 10 years? I didn't. And yet, same sex marriage is legal, now, in 8 jurisdictions, and more are coming.

Progress happens. It takes longer than it should, but it happens. Where will be be in 10 more years? That depends on us.

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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

. bigtree Mar 2012 #6