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betsuni

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4. Interesting!

Sat Apr 9, 2016, 07:09 AM

Apr 2016

The first time I saw "Free, White and 21" was in my childhood favorite Little House on the Prairie book, "The Long Winter." The author's future husband says it a lot, but he wasn't yet 21 years old like he was supposed to be when he staked his claim on the damn prairie. Liar. I guess because it was published in 1940 it was written when the phrase was in fashion. I hadn't known it was so popular in the movies then. See, I always learn something here in the AA group. Thank you!

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The Rise and Fall of 'Free, White, and 21' [View all] Kind of Blue Apr 2016 OP

I remember it HassleCat Apr 2016 #1

Early '70s, too, I found a racey book Kind of Blue Apr 2016 #2

It was in common use brer cat Apr 2016 #3

"Offensive and highly insensitive" Kind of Blue Apr 2016 #7

Interesting! betsuni Apr 2016 #4

"Little House on the Prairie" setting around the 1870s/'80s Kind of Blue Apr 2016 #8

racism tossed around FrenchieCat Apr 2016 #5

What gets me is that it's the government Kind of Blue Apr 2016 #9

Damn... OneGrassRoot Apr 2016 #15

Yeah, I got it from Jezebel. Kind of Blue Apr 2016 #19

That's true... OneGrassRoot Apr 2016 #22

Son of eyotch! JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #16

It really is cool finding that the AA press Kind of Blue Apr 2016 #20

I remember hearing that awful line in 1950s movies. greatauntoftriplets Apr 2016 #6

You know, I don't think I can Kind of Blue Apr 2016 #10

LOL, I was watching them back in the 1950s and 1960s. greatauntoftriplets Apr 2016 #11

Off topic.... Stellar Apr 2016 #12

Thanks. So do I. greatauntoftriplets Apr 2016 #13

hear, hear! Stellar Apr 2016 #14

Ooooooh, Good God. How I wish we could!!!!! Number23 Apr 2016 #18

How fascinating! This is so interesting Number23 Apr 2016 #17

Yeah, let it all come out. Kind of Blue Apr 2016 #21