SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: epicure who wrote (37146)5/8/1999 9:19:00 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
Playing devil's avocado, as is my wont, I think the Hayward sign is better than what I grew up with. De facto racism is as bad as de jure, and it was wide-spread and tolerated at all levels of government in the 1950's and 1960's in Louisiana, and elsewhere in the South. I remember a man from Tyler, Texas, who told me that there was a sign posted at the entry to the town, saying "Nigger, don't let the sun go down on you here."

I remember when black people who tried to swim from the public beaches in Biloxi would be arrested. I remember when black people who tried to swim in public pools in Baton Rouge and New Orleans would be arrested.

Maybe out in sunny California, you can tell yourself, "it can't happen here," but it seems to happen elsewhere with dismal frequency.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News