[yellowdoghunter]

America was never perfect, I have said that many times. Life was better for children (yes, even Blacks). Do you think most black children who grow up in the ghetto are better off now because they can use the same drinking fountain as I?

And you can rest assured that many of us are making changes in our world. Who just took over Congress for the first time in 40 years? Conservatives! It is a cycle, thank God, and things seem to be turning back the other way.

[sinkspur]

Do you think most black children who grow up in the ghetto are better off now because they can use the same drinking fountain as I?

Nah. I guess they were better off when they were treated like second-class citizens, with separate facilities, discrimination in hiring practices and discrimination in voting.