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That would a be unique and refreshing concept. :>)
“That would a be unique and refreshing concept. :>)”
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Wouldn’t that be something else? ;o)
I don’t know that I can add much to the thread, but will tell you that in my town, we didn’t have riots.
IIRC, we had one march, but that was about it.
You are right, wardaddy...it was during Christmas break in 69/70 that the black school systems were shut down.
And, you are right in saying there was pandemonium.
There were some very angry black children, and rightfully so, IMO.
I was told by some that they were proud of their schools, and angered that they couldn’t finish school there.
There’s one thing that I rarely see mentioned.
My school was already integrated, and we got along just fine.
The only problems I remember was when two black girls fought over the cute black football player.
They used bricks, so I would call that a “problem.”
About that football player...our football team was ranked #2 by SI.
He was one of the standouts on the team, but was in a bit of trouble in Spanish class.
The senor who taught us would always look down at his desk during our recitations.
We wanted him to get the best scholarship possible, so we sat in back, and held up flash cards for him.
He passed Spanish, and was offered scholarships from major colleges all over the country.
He passed on those, and chose Mississippi State.
Almost all of the seniors received scholarship offers, but it was rare that they went to another state.
I’m still appalled that he chose State, though. ;o)