Re: [TruthTalk] NYTimes.com: Revisiting '64 Civil Rights Deaths, This Time in...

[Blainerb473]

Of all the places in the US,  Mormon missionaries have conistently received the poorest treatment in the South, in the area sometimes called the Bible Belt.  Beatings, persecutions of all types, have been the mode of the day.  Is this just a coincidence, or what?  Southern Baptists seem to have a grip on the area in general.  Does that explain anything?  Hmmm, this gives me pause for thought. Blainerb       In a message dated 6/12/2005 6:12:52 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 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