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To: Alex MG who wrote (256935)	7/23/2014 3:22:47 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 541755

My parents moved from a Chicago suburb in the "Land of Lincoln" to Oxford, MS when I was in 6th grade. My dad's corporation had relocated. It was a MAJOR change! Educationally and culturally. My experience was similar to yours, but there were no black in my MS school. I became best friends with a native American that did go to my school. Fortunately, we just lived there one year.

To: Alex MG who wrote (256935)	7/23/2014 3:34:37 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541755

I am fine with progressive as well. And I am also a hypocrite. When I ran for state house I never called myself a liberal. I called myself a moderate :>). Yes, in primary school it was all sports and girls and fishing. I fished almost every day in the San Francisco Bay. Never ate them. And played sports every night until it got too dark to see. Kids have it so much better today as the girls will go further than in my day. I am very jealous. I spent my entire youth pretty frustrated. I was always aware of how much the Blacks suffered. My town is half African American and boy did they get the short end of the stick. The movie "The Help" is how it really was and I never could figure out how decent people could look at that and not speak up?