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In reply to the discussion: The day I got the living shit beaten out of me. [View all]rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)12. "and once upon a time, I had the bruises to prove it." The bruises never really go away. nm
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A lot about housing, the segregated neighborhoods, brick throwing that MLK knew I think-
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#40
MLK said he encountered the worst racism in Skokie, IL, if I remember correctly. I think this was
KingCharlemagne
Apr 2015
#59
"much more prevalent in the South"> No, just different. I have been around more than 60 years,
jtuck004
Apr 2015
#30
I have had the privilege of living (NOT "vacationing" but "living") in most parts of the country.
bvar22
Apr 2015
#46
Since there are few if any black folk up here, it's tough to prove or disprove your
jtuck004
Apr 2015
#96
Depending on time, place, and particular measurements, the North may not be as racist, overall.
Orsino
Apr 2015
#11
No, no. Don't you understand that the South is INFERIOR, to the North, West (& everyone)?
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#41
Globalizing it really provides context-- fits my observations of India, Europe, Mexico
carolinayellowdog
Apr 2015
#55
That is very rarely if ever heard from people in the North, unfortunately. Spent most of my life
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#43
I'm noticing a strong correlation between bill o'reilly fandom and casual use of the n-word
redruddyred
Apr 2015
#71
Powerful account of a formative experience, Will. I too was beat up, but by some black kids in
FailureToCommunicate
Apr 2015
#8
I imagine Will's experience was worse. I always sorta thought those boys were jealous of me dating
FailureToCommunicate
Apr 2015
#42
So I moved to Malden in 1992 -- just two doors down from Ed Markey's "residence"
aikoaiko
Apr 2015
#10
"and once upon a time, I had the bruises to prove it." The bruises never really go away. nm
rhett o rick
Apr 2015
#12
And this what exactly to do with the Confederacy's defiance in the face of abolition?
NuclearDem
Apr 2015
#50
" once upon a time, I had the bruises to prove it." < You still do. Lots of us do. But
jtuck004
Apr 2015
#26
Boston lost its claim to color blindness when they implemented busing in the early '70s.
1monster
Apr 2015
#36
I remember the attacks on the buses carrying the kids. Yep, Boston - especially South Boston was
24601
Apr 2015
#67
I've lived in the North and South and both have an outcropping of racists. Yes indeed they do.
Rex
Apr 2015
#52
I think you are being mighty unfair to Mr. Pitt. This is not a "I have a
KingCharlemagne
Apr 2015
#60
Was the OP trying to say he understood the what black people have to experience?
tkmorris
Apr 2015
#68