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Rex

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13. Who cares if it is obvious? Is that the point of the thread? No.

Sun Jan 18, 2015, 02:20 AM

Jan 2015

UNREC a thread that shows pictures from 1950's segregation (it's not just something to be seen obviously up front all the time, only an idiot would think that way). Really mature, but totally predictable by certain posters.

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Gordon Parks' Never-Before-Seen Photos Of 1950s Segregation [View all] sheshe2 Jan 2015 OP

These are wonderful. brer cat Jan 2015 #1

Yes she has stories, her face tells it brer cat. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #4

Gordon Parks was an amazing photographer Major Nikon Jan 2015 #2

Thank you! sheshe2 Jan 2015 #25

UNREC brooklynite Jan 2015 #3

Really? sheshe2 Jan 2015 #6

I think the poster meant that none of the ones you posted in the OP showed any obvious segregation. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #10

Who cares if it is obvious? Is that the point of the thread? No. Rex Jan 2015 #13

it's the title of the thread, yes. so i guess one can be forgiven for expecting photos showing ND-Dem Jan 2015 #17

Obvious segregation? You have to be kidding me. Is that what would make you happy? Rex Jan 2015 #18

You obviously wish to be offended and insulting so I'll leave you to your pleasure after showing ND-Dem Jan 2015 #20

Not at all, I just cringe at willful ignorance. Rex Jan 2015 #22

How about that first picture outside the theater? sheshe2 Jan 2015 #37

"IT HAPPENED." You've taking what I said as some denial that segregation happened? ND-Dem Jan 2015 #41

Expecting to see certain photos is one thing. Unrec ing the thread (all caps, no less) is another. merrily Jan 2015 #56

I didn't unrec the thread, let alone in all caps. That was another poster. Here, let me give you ND-Dem Jan 2015 #57

My reply to you did not say you had unrec'd the thread. It went directly to your comments. merrily Jan 2015 #60

2/3 of the comments that are supposedly to me are about unreccing the thread. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #64

And there was nothing in the thread title about 'obvious segregation' so you lied Rex Jan 2015 #66

Again, my reply to you was only about the content of your post. merrily Jan 2015 #67

Thank you Rex. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #19

NP. "I don't see segregation going on, so it must not be happening in those pictures." Rex Jan 2015 #21

You know nothing about me or my experiences. I leave you with one of the photos from the ND-Dem Jan 2015 #23

That may be true. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #15

Really. Just that obvious about it. Rex Jan 2015 #16

Why anyone would supposedly unrec a thread full of great photos is a mystery, no merrily Jan 2015 #69

Illuminating RandiFan1290 Jan 2015 #71

Illuminating. Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #73

REC- All the people shown here were living in times and places where life was segregated. NBachers Jan 2015 #5

Thank you NBachers! sheshe2 Jan 2015 #9

This is Cool and such Beautiful shots from Gordon Parks.. Mahalo, she! Cha Jan 2015 #7

Thank you for that one!!! Beautiful. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #8

Lovely, simply Lovely.. The very beginning.. Cha Jan 2015 #11

Oh, he caught the moment. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #12

Such a Badass photog! Mahalo for bringing Gordon Parks on board, she! Cha Jan 2015 #26

The exhibit will be at MFA Boston until September. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #77

Ah yes, if the Gordon Parks Exhibit will be there until September.. an early B-day present wouldn't Cha Jan 2015 #81

This last photo at the COLORED ONLY fountain... callous taoboy Jan 2015 #83

K&R because only a total idiot would miss the point of this thread. Rex Jan 2015 #14

Lol~ sheshe2 Jan 2015 #24

Thank you for the unearthed history, those pictures are amazing. Rex Jan 2015 #27

You are welcome Rex. nt sheshe2 Jan 2015 #78

not from the page you linked. but thanks for the gratuitous insults. so effective at winning ND-Dem Jan 2015 #28

No it is not. Yet they are Gordons photos. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #50

Yes, I lived through the segregation and then the civil rights era. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #52

So you are black? Or white? sheshe2 Jan 2015 #59

the new democrats. insulting their constituency since 1981. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #29

Totally wrong, but please keep entertaining me with your guesses. Rex Jan 2015 #30

It wouldn't matter what I told you about segregation. You'd keep insulting me regardless, because ND-Dem Jan 2015 #31

So you admit that you have no idea and just pretend now it is all my fault. Rex Jan 2015 #32

I don't admit any such thing. Having lived through that era, I imagine I know just as much about it ND-Dem Jan 2015 #33

Oh you lived through that era did you!? Rex Jan 2015 #34

Yes. I was born in the early 50s. But of course, you don't believe that either, because you made ND-Dem Jan 2015 #38

You've made it quite clear what kind of person you are, very clear. Rex Jan 2015 #39

"Coloreds Only" signs aren't the only indicator of segregation. Racist micro aggression existed back uponit7771 Jan 2015 #35

i don't know what 'diet racism' is, and i don't know what the relation is to something billed as ND-Dem Jan 2015 #36

Really funny youtube vid inside uponit7771 Jan 2015 #40

huh? ND-Dem Jan 2015 #42

This is a denial that it exist because it's not overt, where do you think blacks on the train would uponit7771 Jan 2015 #46

Maybe that's the difference. You were "taught" about it. I lived it. And the holier than thou ND-Dem Jan 2015 #49

Ok, you may be right about that but neither does the outright denial of it... uponit7771 Jan 2015 #53

the only denial is in your mind and the minds of your friends here. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #55

We're all friends? LOL. Rex Jan 2015 #65

The first pic is a pic of segregation, to think that the rule at the time was that the theatres were uponit7771 Jan 2015 #43

according to that theory, any picture taken in the 50s is a picture of segregation. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #44

The train pic!? You're kidding me right?! Where do you think blacks SAT at that time?! uponit7771 Jan 2015 #47

Like I said, according to that theory, any and all photos taken in the 50s (or before) are pictures ND-Dem Jan 2015 #48

Good luck explaining it. Rex Jan 2015 #45

Yes. I add: Segregation did not merely exist then, but was REQUIRED by Jim Crow laws. merrily Jan 2015 #58

It's photographed in1950! You KNOW segregation was going on! montana_hazeleyes Jan 2015 #51

Where I live MLK is no longer taught in schools, it may be a thing of the past because uponit7771 Jan 2015 #54

I still teach my second graders about MLK. callous taoboy Jan 2015 #84

Outstanding thread and great pictures! Major Hogwash Jan 2015 #61

It is late and I have to work in a few hours. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #62

REC'D! And I wish I could REC multiple times! Thank you for sharing these beautiful photographs. merrily Jan 2015 #63

Thank you so much merrily. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #79

i love seeing pics like this JI7 Jan 2015 #68

KIcking.. Cha Jan 2015 #70

Great pics, thanks for posting, sheshe2! Scuba Jan 2015 #72

K&R BumRushDaShow Jan 2015 #74

Powerful exhibit! mtngirl47 Jan 2015 #75

REC Thank you for posting kcr Jan 2015 #76

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Jan 2015 #80

really good post here Ramses Jan 2015 #82

Thank you for posting this. xocet Jan 2015 #85

Thank you for the link xocet. sheshe2 Jan 2015 #86