The biggest problem is there are too
many people who think Ms is still like
it was 50 years ago.
I remember when I was about 8 or 10
Daddy had a black man helping him around
the house. When lunch time came the black
guy ate on the back porch. I remember asking
momma why he couldn't sit at the table with us.
I don't even remember what she said but that was my first experience with race in Ms.
The sad thing is, there ARE parts of MS where life is the same as it was 50 years ago. The same can be said of any of the Southern States, as well; however, seeing how MS suffered more atrocities which made the NYT and WaPo in print, first impressions are hard if not impossible to change. I would hope for the future of MS and the rest of the Southern States that when the last of that generation die off, and maybe the next generation as well, that the attitudes will improve, but I doubt it.
As my Mom told me one time, a loooong time ago, everybody is 'from' somewhere. Be proud of who you are, and never forget your roots. I'm from the Delta in MS, and I'm damned proud of MY roots.