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That is a nice story. southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #1
cool story bigtree Feb 2013 #2
What a great life story. Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #3
When people look beyond race that is when it all works. dkf Feb 2013 #4
Almost 10 years later a buddy of mine ended up being locked up in Alabama for brewens Feb 2013 #5
1969-71, a college friend of mine always biked home from school in FL to somewhere like Ohio (he Nay Feb 2013 #24
Just talking lights my soul socialindependocrat Feb 2013 #6
Thank you for sharing your story. DrewFlorida Feb 2013 #7
that is great sad-cafe Feb 2013 #8
In 1966, $3 would buy 10 gallons of gas..... Wounded Bear Feb 2013 #9
And the remaining $2 bought me a couple of burgers and more than one Nehi Orange too 1-Old-Man Feb 2013 #11
Great story! Orrex Feb 2013 #10
Wonderful story. Thanks. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #12
I'm touch by your story Mockingjay Feb 2013 #13
Life experiences make people who and what they are. Just as the south suffered and lost so much kelliekat44 Feb 2013 #55
Thanks for one of your life stories... ReRe Feb 2013 #14
Cool story! ismnotwasm Feb 2013 #15
yep heaven05 Feb 2013 #19
Thank you very much ismnotwasm Feb 2013 #22
Thank you for this. I'm working up the courage... OneGrassRoot Feb 2013 #16
I have a feeling that it'll be an amazing story renate Feb 2013 #48
Oh wow... OneGrassRoot Feb 2013 #50
My grandparents bought a house in Washington D,C. N.W. in 1950 xtraxritical Feb 2013 #17
What a gift! tblue Feb 2013 #18
great story heaven05 Feb 2013 #20
Wow, I'm glad I took the time to read this...it's quite awesome. graywarrior Feb 2013 #21
Ahem....I have something in my eye.... BlueJazz Feb 2013 #23
K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #25
That is one of the best stories I have read here in years Trajan Feb 2013 #26
Great story. n/t Ashgrey77 Feb 2013 #27
You Have To Be Carefully Taught grilled onions Feb 2013 #28
Great story thanks for sharing.... skeewee08 Feb 2013 #29
This is a lesson for all of us. Curmudgeoness Feb 2013 #30
Interesating, you have a moment that changed you tavalon Feb 2013 #31
I was partially raised by a black woman, who was our maid steve2470 Feb 2013 #32
When something like your story happens it always works to reverse racism lunatica Feb 2013 #33
i never saw that because I thought it glorified skinheads - will have to check it out Thanks lunasun Feb 2013 #36
Norton is amazing in this role. Great film. nt Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #41
Great story Lithos Feb 2013 #34
Good points .... 1-Old-Man Feb 2013 #52
What a wonderful story!!! Stuff like this we need to hear and read about, every day! calimary Feb 2013 #35
Great story... southern_belle Feb 2013 #37
Gave you a heart. Thanks for sharing that story. yardwork Feb 2013 #38
Thank you for sharing that story. truedelphi Feb 2013 #39
You got out of that car a different man than when you got in, didn't you? NBachers Feb 2013 #40
This is an incredibly beautiful defacto7 Feb 2013 #42
I've always found most black people to be generous and caring to whites BlueStreak Feb 2013 #43
I still remember the small kindness of a black woman when I was 17 Skittles Feb 2013 #47
I hear the subtext of a tragedy behind your words. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #57
Sweet story! K&R nt abelenkpe Feb 2013 #44
And sometimes you meet an angel Smilo Feb 2013 #45
K&R DeSwiss Feb 2013 #46
You thought it was the road south, but it was to Damascus. aquart Feb 2013 #49
A heart to you, for that story alone... MrMickeysMom Feb 2013 #51
My story is almost the exact opposite, I was in my 20's before I realized I was racist. Amimnoch Feb 2013 #53
oh wow, I almost bypassed this thread because I ASSumed it was going to be a rant BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #54
Thank God for that family... zanana1 Feb 2013 #56
What a beatutiful post malaise Feb 2013 #58
By coincidence, I was watching "Slavery By Another Name" while reading this post ... eppur_se_muova Feb 2013 #59
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