On 6/21/2013 8:54 AM, George Leppla wrote:
> On 6/21/2013 5:21 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>> I be living in the deepest of the deep South ya'all.
>>
>> You're right that the South will not rise again but all ya'alls consider
>> the country to be divided into two parts - even after nearly 150 years.
>> It's a heritage that we just can't seem to shake.
>
>
> Yep... that is deeply ingrained. Here in TX and in Louisiana (and I
> assume other Southern states), the Civil War is still referred to as
> "The War of Northern Aggression."
>
> I learned real quickly after I moved here that you don't crack jokes
> about the Civil War because someone is going to take grave offense if
> you do.
>
> In Shreveport, LA... up until 2 years ago the Stars and Bars still flew
> outside the courthouse and it took a lawsuit to get that stopped. It is
> not that uncommon to see the Confederate flag flying outside some homes
> and businesses.
>
> Also in a Shreveport cemetery, there is a grave that has a flagpole with
> the Stars and Bars flying. The flag has to be replaced often...
> Shreveport is 50% African American.
>
> George L
I must be in a weird spot on the map. There doesn't seem to be any form
of resentment, name calling nor I would term "attitude" in this area.
(Saint Helena) That might sound odd considering since the American
Civil War started in SC. But then then again, the first African
American school after that war was built on Saint Helena Island, just a
few miles from my house. Built by hand by former slaves and an historic
landmark.
There's a major thoroughfare in Beaufort called Robert Smalls Parkway.
John asked me who was Robert Smalls? Good question! I didn't know the
answer. So I looked it up.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Smalls
Born a slave, elected to the House of Representatives as the first black
Senator after the Civil War. He later owned the mansion where he was
born out back in the slave quarters. He graciously allowed his former
"missus" to live there. The mansion is now a B&B
Where I live now, the general area, most people are exceedingly friendly
and polite. I never hear the N-word. I rarely encounter any rudeness.
When I lived in Memphis, blacks called each other N- all the time. I
never understood that. I don't hear that sort of thing anymore.
Jill