I said that in Minneapolis, if you want to be in politics, you go
into the street and yell racism, -ample evidence of that. Nobody mentioned
what I said about South Africa where the black majority is now running the
whites out.
Anyone who says that the Scandinavians and what ever other ethnic
group -oh, including the blacks- who didn't immediately get real close and
friendly with other ethnic groups, are 'bad' --you are not living in the
real world.
I will just say that reference my comment about southern cities,
particularly Memphis before the civil rights thing got going big, somebody
direct mailed me this really nice and stereotype challenging letter:
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> FYI: I lived in Memphis in the 50's and I agree that race relations were
involved, nuanced and pretty peaceful. I don't have time to write at length
right now about my experiences as a little Southern white girl - I'm at
work - but I will try to later. It was a good time to be a kid and a very
good place to grow up. The racial good will I experienced then has stayed
with me for a lifetime.
>
> Oh, a very good film is "The Long Walk Home." Captures a lot of the
dignity and strong relationships of that time.
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James Jacobsen // Whittier
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