they deserved a collection! I didn't reply to all of them, but I think I got to read them all. If not, the collection thread is bookmarked, and I'll peruse at my leisure.
My daughter, who is now 24, was raised in Alabama and her father's folks were true Alabama-style bigots. Don't ask me how I got hooked up with him; I'm still kicking my own ass over it. However, I was lucky enough to be able to help keep her from assimilating that type of thought, in many ways because of interesting stories and histories like the ones you made available here. She's never lost that interest (not bad for a little white chick from Alabaster whose great-uncle really was KKK) nor has she ever given in to that part of her "heritage". She will not tolerate it in acquaintances, much less friends. Her fiance is of the same caliber. I am proud that she is able to look her father and his people in the face and tell him that she "refuses to listen to that type of talk" - and has done so since the age of about 7.
So, Hissy - it's folks like you who take the time to expand on the "history" texts that schoolkids - and many adults - have had to rely on, that have so little information about the contributions of blacks to our nation. You help make it interesting and the kids can tie it in with other bits of history that they are learning. Some, like my daughter, are lucky enough to be able to visit some places of renown, like Tuskeegee Institute and the Civil Rights Institute (a fabulous one) in Birmingham
http://www.bcri.org/index.html. But without the written history, contributions are soon lost to time.
Thank you! And thank those who kept these threads active long enough for my Alaska late-night reading to catch up. :hug:
On Edit: Just had to add that I LOVE your shrub sig cartoon..... I giggle every time I see it.
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