And the Irish & Italians!
Charles Perry Locke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Charles Perry Locke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
JD, how would you rank the way we treated the native americans compared to
the blacks?
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>Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] NYTimes.com: Revisiting '64 Civil Rights Deaths,
>This Time in a Murder Trial
>Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 11:09:38 -0400
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>Good post. The way we treated the blacks notso long ago is perhaps the
>most bing part of our history, as a nation -- and we have more than one
>sore spot.
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>I saw it first hand when I went to seminary in Dallas (not Dallas
>Thological). the white church, the way the newspapers addressed black
>people (omitting "Mr." and "Mrs." ) and so on.
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>Your exhumanist friend
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>JD
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>Sent: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 07:12:01 -0500
>Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] NYTimes.com: Revisiting '64 Civil Rights Deaths,
>This Time in a Murder Trial
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>I remember spending two weeks in Selma Alabama the summer Rosa Parks
>refused to go to the back of the bus. At the time I didn't know anything
>about that, but I was shocked at the way "Negroes" (the proper term at the
>time) were treated there. I had never experienced anything like that.
>Separate water fountains and windows at the Dairy Queen; separate seating
>areas at the movie theatre. Prevailing superiority caste system by those
>in control (whites). I'm glad I saw it first hand. Centuries old
>bigotries and ways of living die hard. Changing mindsets and mores is like
>going through a birth process-very painful, but worthwhile in the long run.
>By the way, the blacks needed to change, too, as they had been pushed down
>for so long; they are still learning to be self-reliant and competitive in
>the marketplace. Living in the inner-city gives you plenty of experience
>with those who haven't made the shift yet. Entire ethnic groups don't
>change in one generation; black or white. "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue
>Monk Kidd was a cute, touching novel which addressed the southern race
>issue. Izzy
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>Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] NYTimes.com: Revisiting '64 Civil Rights Deaths,
>This Time in a Murder Trial
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>Well, actually, I did not send THIS page. I thought I was sending the NY
>Times article, itself. Once again, the NY Times has failed us. Sorry
>guys. The movie was called "Mississippi Burning" with Gene Hackman and
>William Defoe. Excellent. It makes me angry everytime I see it. I was
>19 when these three young men (my age) were murdered by the original
>one-toothers there in Mississippi.
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>Anyway -- I read the Times each morning and thought this would be a
>simple matter in regard to emailing.
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>JD
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>Subject: [TruthTalk] NYTimes.com: Revisiting '64 Civil Rights Deaths, This
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>I was given custody of my boys in 1988. They were 12 and 9 at the time. I
>purchased the movie of this sad event and used it to "brain wash" the boys
>against this sort of thing and the very ignorant poeple who commit to such
>bigoted actions. JD
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