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In reply to the discussion: I'm from the south. [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)I lived in the South when I was young. It was an absolutely awful experience. Jim Crow signs. Separate water fountains. Used to travel from the north to the South to visit, and that brought more trauma. Even as a child, I was outraged at certain injustice and prejudice. And with very few exceptions, that is what I saw in the South.
And worst of all were those that apologized and compromised with the terrible prejudice of everyone around them. No one dared speak up and say, "This is absurd." No one showed a modicum of courage.
And the repression of women was nearly as bad as the repression of people of other races.
It was an amazing experience.
I understand there have been improvements, but when I see the Southerners in Congress, I think that a lot more change is needed, a lot more change.