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The shades of gray are blacks and whites living in unison in many rural parts of the south in the time period in which these pictures were set. They lived toget
by AviationAtom 4y ago
The shades of gray are blacks and whites living in unison in many rural parts of the south in the time period in which these pictures were set. They lived together in poverty in many of these rural areas.
The historian I spoke of mentioned this. He could back it up with pictures of them co-mingling extensively.
Is it to say no racism existed in that time period? Hardly. But far too often I've seen it painted that the south is deeply racist to this day. Generally I only tend to hear it from people who have never been. I say this as someone originally from the north.
- l3mure 4y agoThe south is indeed still deeply racist. I lived in Charleston SC for several years and was exposed to plenty of it. People like Dylan Roof and the McMichael family don't come out of nowhere. Doesn't mean there aren't Black and white people who do get along.
- etchalon 4y agoMy wife and I were married in Clarksdale, MS, at the Shack Up Inn. We had several people of color in our wedding. While were told in no uncertain terms to avoid the local haunts, our party didn't. Things didn't go great.
- sacrosancty 4y ago[dead]
- jjulius 4y agoLived in Georgia for six years. I'd say something like, "Venture out of any metro area and you'll see it,", but even that's being generous. I'm sure it's progress compared to times past, but it's still got a way to go.
- rayiner 4y agoI lived in Georgia for seven years as a brown guy, mostly in Atlanta but also visited a fair amount around the coast and in Douglas, where my buddy used to live. I just got back from a trip to Tybee Island with my white wife and mixed kids. Never encountered any racism from a white person in Georgia. YMMV. But in my experience, it was much nicer and less alienating to be down there than it is in a major liberal metro area amongst the "good white people."
- refurb 4y agoI had an Indian friend who grew up in Alabama when his parents immigrated. We were both in San Francisco talking to a white guy and he said "Wow, that's must have been horrible growing up there!" And my friend said "No, actually, I had a wonderful childhood. Never had any issues with racism, everyone was really nice."
- rayiner 4y agoThere’s a cultural overlap between the American south and at least Bangladesh (and I assume some parts of India) that I appreciate. Small talk, face saving, indirect communication, social roles, expectations about timeliness, meals, hospitality, that I appreciate. (I grew up listening to country music because I guess that’s the closest thing on American radio to the village music my dad likes.)
- throwayyy479087 4y agoSame with Korean evangelicals at Southern megachurches
- AviationAtom 4y agoCheckout Hilton Head Island, if you haven't already. It's pricey, but very nice. I've also heard the praises sung about Edisto and Jekyll too.
- rayiner 4y agoJekyll is great. Also, I was just in Sea Island last year—amazing.
- themitigating 4y agoSo you acknowledge the anecdotal evidence but then make the same accusation towards "liberal" cities? As if cities are solely composed of one type of political spectrun?
- x86_64Ubuntu 4y agoSo the countless accounts of blacks in the south concerning racism mean nothing? I say that as a black person who is in the South and whose family originates from there.
- DontchaKnowit 4y agoDid they say it meant nothing? No. Theyre just saying its more complicated than "all the south = racist" which is obviously true on its face
- x86_64Ubuntu 4y agoThey're saying it's "more complicated than that" as a way to get away from the truth which is the South has always had race and white supremacy as a cornerstone of it's society.
- DontchaKnowit 4y agoHow do you know that? To me its sounding like they are saying "it's more complicated than that" as a way of saying - hey, yeah, racism exists in the south and is probably far more prevalent there than other places in the US, but there is a perception that every community in the south is racist on the whole, and that most or all individuals in the south are raised to be prejudiced. Well that idea is obviously wrong, and is prejudiced view to have of the south, ironically.
- x86_64Ubuntu 4y agoNo one is going to split hairs about the history of the South and how it affects policies even till this day.
- themitigating 4y agoLiving together doesn't mean racism doesn't exist. Being originally from the north doesn't mean anything for your argument. The south has exchanged their deep racism with, at first a prejudice against gays, and when that group was too large such that it hurt elections they moved to trans people.
- DontchaKnowit 4y agoYeah no. You are just making shit up